Landslide susceptibility mapping at Al-Hasher area, Jizan (Saudi Arabia) using GIS-based frequency ratio and index of entropy models

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 113-134

  Youssef, Ahmed M ^a,b   Al Kathery, Mohamed ^b   Pradhan, Biswajeet ^c  

^a Sohag University   (Egypt)

^b SAUDI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

frequency ratio; GIS; index of entropy; Jizan; landslide; remote sensing; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937523130     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12303-014-0032-8     Document Type: Article

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