Analysis of the Chinese Airline Network as multi-layer networks

This paper encapsulates the Chinese Airline Network (CAN) into multi-layer infrastructures via the “k-core decomposition” method. The network is divided into three layers: Core layer, containing airports of provincial capital cities, is densely connected and sustains most flight flow; Bridge layer,...

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Autores: Du, Wen-Bo, Zhou, Xing-Lian, Lordan González, Oriol|||0000-0002-7376-5253, Wang, Zhen, Zhao, Chen, Zhu, Yan-Bo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/87265
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/87265
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2016.03.009
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Airlines--China
Air transport network
Chinese Airline Network
k-core decomposition
Línies aèries
Xina
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses
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Sumario:This paper encapsulates the Chinese Airline Network (CAN) into multi-layer infrastructures via the “k-core decomposition” method. The network is divided into three layers: Core layer, containing airports of provincial capital cities, is densely connected and sustains most flight flow; Bridge layer, consisting of airports in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, mainly connects two other layers; and Periphery layer, comprising airports of remote areas, sustains little flight flow. Moreover, it is unveiled that CAN stays the most robust when low-degree nodes or high flight flow links are removed, which is similar to the Worldwide Airline Network (WAN), albeit less redundant