Citation

Feng L, Luo G. Disasters 2010; 34(3): 695-704.

Affiliation

Professor, Department of Geography, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1467-7717.2010.01165.x

PMID

20298263

Abstract

Drawing on calculations of wind scale and earthquake magnitude, this paper develops a new quantitative method for measuring flood magnitude and disaster intensity. Flood magnitude is the quantitative index that describes the scale of a flood; the flood's disaster intensity is the quantitative index describing the losses caused. Both indices have numerous theoretical and practical advantages with definable concepts and simple applications, which lend them key practical significance.

Language: en