Establishing the frequency and magnitude of landslide-triggering rainstorm events in New Zealand

Environmental Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 160-174

  Glade, Thomas ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Frequency; Landslides recognition; Magnitude; Rainfall thresholds

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FORESTRY; RAIN; SOILS; STORMS;

RAINFALL THRESHOLD;

LANDSLIDES;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY-MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION; LANDSLIDE; LIMIT ANALYSIS; RAINFALL;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0032143078     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050302     Document Type: Article

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