Research Article

Robustness Analysis of the Regional and Interregional Components of the Weighted World Air Transportation Network

Table 2

Basic topological properties of the five local components isolated by the strength attack. λ is the size of the isolated component. ρ is the fraction of top strength nodes removed from the world air transportation network to isolate the component. δ is the diameter. l is the average shortest path length. μ is the density.

Componentsρ (%)λ (%)δlμ

North America-Caribbean919.86145.70.021
Europe-Russia13.521.5187.960.019
East and Southeast Asia-Oceania9.219.6164.840.04
Africa-Middle East-Southern Asia13.516.61420,4
South America11.416.473.690.063