Near-Earth object hazardous impact: A Multi-Criteria Decision Making approach.

ABSTRACT: The impact of a near-Earth object (NEO) may release large amounts of energy and cause serious damage. Several NEO hazard studies conducted over the past few years provide forecasts, impact probabilities and assessment ratings, such as the Torino and Palermo scales. These high-risk NEO assessments involve several criteria, including impact energy, mass, and absolute magnitude. The main objective of this paper is to provide the first Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) approach to classify hazardous NEOs. Our approach applies a combination of two methods from a widely utilized decision making theory. Specifically, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) methodology is employed to determine the criteria weights, which influence the decision making, and the Technique for Order Performance by Si

SUBMITTER: Sanchez-Lozano JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5111055 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature