Field observations of a debris flow event in the Dolomites

Geomorphology

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 265-274

  Berti, Matteo ^a   Genevois, Rinaldo ^b   Simoni, Alessandro ^c   Tecca, Pia Rosella ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Geologia   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bingham fluid; Debris flow; Failure mechanism; Physical properties

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; FAILURE MECHANISM; RUNOFF; SLOPE DYNAMICS;

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EID: 0033384643     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(99)00018-5     Document Type: Article

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