Current Research in Environmental Science and Ecology Letters(CRESEL)

Associate Professor of Geomorphology, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran

Publications

• Research Article   
  Evaluating the Impacts of Earthquake in Ezgele, Kermanshah (Iran) (Occurred on 2017/11/12)
  Author(s): Hamid Ganjaeian*, Mojtaba Yamani, Abolghasem Goorabi and Mehran Maghsoudi
  
  Earthquake is one of the most important environmental hazards associated with massive casualties and pecuniary losses. The earthquake of November 12th, 2017 in Ezgele, Kermanshah has been one of the most destructive earthquakes ever happened in Iran; in this study, considering the importance of the issue, we have evaluated its tangible and intangible effects. Our research data include radar images from Sentinel 1, statistical information on earthquake stress and damage estimates obtained via extensive fieldworks. ARCGIS and GMT software were used as research tools. Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (In SAR) was also used to analyze data. To achieve the desired goals, first the tangible effects of earthquakes were estimated using results obtained from fieldwork and documentary data from relevant organizations. Then, radar images were used to evaluate the intangible effects of ea.. Read More»
  

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