Potential Hazard Map for Snow Disaster Prevention Using GIS-Based Weighted Linear Combination Analysis and Remote Sensing Techniques: A Case Study in Northern Xinjiang, China
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52718#.VKH_3cCAM4 Author(s) Gulijianati Abake 1 , Ahmad Al-Hanbali 2 , Bayan Alsaaideh 2 , Ryutaro Tateishi 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan . 2 Center for Environmental Remote Sensing, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan . ABSTRACT Snow disaster is one of the top ten natural disasters worldwide. Almost every year, there will be snow disasters in north Xinjiang, northwestern China. Since the accumulated heavy snow in winter season will seriously threaten people’s lives, the main object of this study is to produce a potential hazard map for snow avalanche prevention. Taking thre...