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Table 4 Individual weights and the score assigning criteria for the environmental factors that affect the vulnerability of a VLBI station. For understanding the assigning criteria mentioned here, refer to Fig. 4

From: Favorable locations for new VGOS antennas in India depending on the assessment of geodetic parameters and environmental factors

Scores

Basis for assigning the scores to the study locations

Earthquakes

Landslides

Cyclones

Floods

\(w_{e}\)

0.05

0.11

0.32

0.52

3

Regions in Zone V

Regions prone to landslides

Very high and high susceptible regions

Regions with highest flood frequency (Gupta et al. 2021)

2

Regions in Zone IV

Regions in close proximity to landslides

Moderate susceptible regions

Flood vulnerable areas

1

Remaining

Remaining

Remaining

Remaining