Sinkhole susceptibility mapping using the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and magnitude-frequency relationships: A case study in Hamadan province, Iran

Geomorphology

Volumn 234, Issue , 2015, Pages 64-79

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Author keywords

AHP; Groundwater over exploitation; Iran; Karst; Sinkhole susceptibility mapping

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; BEDROCK; GIS; KARST; KARST HYDROLOGY; LITHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; SINKHOLE;

HAMADAN; IRAN;

EID: 84939648398     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.01.005     Document Type: Article

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