Assessment of rockfall hazard at Al-Noor Mountain, Makkah city (Saudi Arabia) using spatio-temporal remote sensing data and field investigation
Rockfall is one of the major concerns along different urban areas and highways all over the world. Al-Noor Mountain is one of the areas that threaten rockfalls to the Al-Noor escarpment track road and the surrounding urban areas. Thousands of visitors and tourisms use the escarpment track road to vi...
Main Authors: | Youssef, Ahmed M., Pradhan, Biswajeet, Al-Kathery, Mohamed, Bathrellos, George D., Skilodimou, Hariklia D. |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015
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Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43864/1/Assessment%20of%20rockfall%20hazard%20at%20Al-Noor%20Mountain%2C%20Makkah%20city%20%28Saudi%20Arabia%29%20using%20.pdf |
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