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Application of LiDAR in Rockfall Hazard Assessment in Tropical Region

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Rockfall is one of the catastrophes which threaten the human’s life and properties in mountainous and hilly regions such as Malaysia with steep and high-elevation topography. Prediction and mitigation of such phenomenon can be carried out via the identification of rockfall source areas (seeder points) and modelling of rockfall trajectories and their characteristics. Therefore, a proper rockfall analysis method is required in order to map and thus to understand the characteristics of rockfall catastrophe.

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    Biswajeet Pradhan & Ali Mutar Fanos

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Pradhan, B., Fanos, A.M. (2017). Application of LiDAR in Rockfall Hazard Assessment in Tropical Region. In: Pradhan, B. (eds) Laser Scanning Applications in Landslide Assessment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55342-9_16

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