Seismically activated swarm of landslides, tension cracks, and a rockfall after heavy rainfall in Bafaka, Cameroon

Natural Hazards

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-27

  Ayonghe, S N ^a   Mafany, G T ^a   Ntasin, E ^a   Samalang, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^b Inst of Agronomic Res for Devmt   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon Volcanic Line; Earthquake; Landslides; Rainfall; Rockfall; Tension cracks

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC PROCESS; CRACKING; LANDSLIDE; RAINFALL; ROCKFALL;

CAMEROON;

EID: 0032712476     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008041205256     Document Type: Article

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