Natural Disasters, When Will They Reach Me?

• Main Authors: Wijesundera, Isuri (Author), Halgamuge, Malka N. (Author), Nanayakkara, Thrishantha (Author), Nirmalathas, Thas (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Springer Natural Hazards,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Natural disasters.; Computers.; Computer simulation.; Environmental sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Simulation and Modeling.; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.; Information Systems and Communication Service.; Math. Appl. in Environmental Science.

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...

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.