An integrated DRASTIC model using frequency ratio and two new hybrid methods for groundwater vulnerability assessment

Natural Hazards

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 543-563

  Neshat, Aminreza ^a   Pradhan, Biswajeet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Frequency ratio; GIS; Groundwater contamination; Iran; Kerman plain; Nitrate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925519746     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: 15730840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-014-1503-y     Document Type: Article

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