Natural Disasters, When Will They Reach Me?
The expected time of impact, also known as the mean first passage time (MFPT) to reach failure, is a critical metric in the management of natural disasters. The complexity of the dynamics governing natural disasters lead to stochastic behaviour. This book shows that state transitions of many such sy...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore
Springer Nature Singapore
2016, 2016
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016 |
| Series: | Springer Natural Hazards
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The stochastic nature of disaster propagation
- Predicting Flood induced by cyclones
- How to forecast the spread of bushfires
- Propagation on a non-homogeneous media in the presence of bias
- Conclusion