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Using tree-ring signals and numerical model to identify the snow avalanche tracks in Kastamonu, Turkey

Köse, Nesibe; Aydın, Abdurrahim; Akkemik, Ünal; … - In: Natural Hazards 54 (2010) 2, pp. 435-449

-Kastamonu in northern Turkey. The first avalanche took place at night of 25–26 December and caused no damage. The second avalanche …

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Seismic behaviour of the North Anatolian Fault beneath the Sea of Marmara (NW Turkey): implications for earthquake recurrence times and future seismic hazard

Utkucu, Murat; Kanbur, Zakir; Alptekin, Ömer; … - In: Natural Hazards 50 (2009) 1, pp. 45-71

Possible long-term seismic behaviour of the Northern strand of the North Anatolian Fault Zone, between western extreme of the 1999 İzmit rupture and the Aegean Sea, after 400 AD is studied by examining the historical seismicity, the submarine fault mapping and the paleoseismological studies of...

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An Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Dimension of Drought Vulnerability in Turkey Using the Standardized Precipitation Index

SÖNMEZ, F.; KÖMÜSCÜ, ALI; ERKAN, AYHAN; TURGU, ERTAN - In: Natural Hazards 35 (2005) 2, pp. 243-264

Drought has become a recurrent phenomenon in Turkey in the last few decades. Significant drought conditions were … meteorological droughts in Turkey have been investigated from vulnerability concept. The Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI …

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A newly developed seismic microzonation model of Erbaa (Tokat, Turkey) located on seismically active eastern segment of the North Anatolian Fault Zone (NAFZ)

Akin, Muge; Topal, Tamer; Kramer, Steven - In: Natural Hazards 65 (2013) 3, pp. 1411-1442

A methodology to model seismic microzonation maps is required in the hazard mitigation decision plans of the earthquake prone areas. The stage of disaster preparedness for new residential places is of great importance for detailed seismic microzonation models. The effects of local geological and...

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Measuring the processes and outcomes of post-disaster housing recovery: lessons from Gölcük, Turkey

Ganapati, N. - In: Natural Hazards 65 (2013) 3, pp. 1783-1799

measured post-disaster permanent housing recovery in Gölcük, Turkey, following the August 17, 1999 earthquake. Based on in …

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A geotechnical investigation of the retrogressive Yaka Landslide and the debris flow threatening the town of Yaka (Isparta, SW Turkey)

Özdemir, Adnan; Delikanli, Mehmet - In: Natural Hazards 49 (2009) 1, pp. 113-136

lower part of the Alaardıç Slope near the Gelendost District town of Yaka (Isparta, SW Turkey). The second, the Yaka …

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Landslide susceptibility mapping using Bayesian approach in the Sultan Mountains (Akşehir, Turkey)

Ozdemir, Adnan - In: Natural Hazards 59 (2011) 3, pp. 1573-1607

lives in many parts of the Turkey. The paper presents GIS-based spatial data analysis for landslide susceptibility mapping … in the regions of the Sultan Mountains, West of Akşehir, and central part of Turkey. Landslides occur frequently in the …

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Analysis of the Marmara flood in Turkey, 7–10 September 2009: an assessment from hydrometeorological perspective

Kömüşcü, Ali; Çelik, Seyfullah - In: Natural Hazards 66 (2013) 2, pp. 781-808

Turkey often suffers from flood-related damages and causalities as a result of intense and prolonged storms that are … record-setting rainfall amounts across the Marmara region of Turkey and led a series of flash floods which affected İstanbul …

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Rockfall hazard analysis for an historical Castle in Kastamonu (Turkey)

Topal, T.; Akin, M.; Akin, M. - In: Natural Hazards 62 (2012) 2, pp. 255-274

The Kastamonu Castle located on a sandstone hill with Eocene age is one of the most historical and touristic places in Kastamonu city center. The settlement of the city expanded towards the hill of the Kastamonu Castle and adversely affected by rockfalls in the past. The rockfall problems around...

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Proposal of a National Mitigation Strategy Against Earthquakes in Turkey

Bakir, P.G. - In: Natural Hazards 33 (2004) 3, pp. 405-425

effective educator is the impact of a full-scale earthquake on a full-scale city. The recent earthquakes in Turkey showed that … levels concerned. Turkey had weaknesses in preparing, planning, mitigating and responding to disasters in spite of the known … seismic vulnerability of the country. Many steps have been taken after 1999 earthquakes in Turkey, however, the preparations …

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