Module: safe.impact_functions.earthquake.pager_earthquake_fatality_model

class safe.impact_functions.earthquake.pager_earthquake_fatality_model.PAGFatalityFunction[source]

Population Vulnerability Model Pager Loss ratio(MMI) = standard normal distrib( 1 / BETA * ln(MMI/THETA)). Reference: Jaiswal, K. S., Wald, D. J., and Hearne, M. (2009a). Estimating casualties for large worldwide earthquakes using an empirical approach. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1136.

:author Helen Crowley :rating 3

:param requires category==’hazard’ and subcategory==’earthquake’ and layertype==’raster’ and unit==’MMI’

:param requires category==’exposure’ and subcategory==’population’ and layertype==’raster’

fatality_rate(mmi)[source]

Pager method to compute fatality rate

This module forms part of the InaSAFE tool.

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