Tephrochronologic constraints on temporal distribution of large landslides in Northwest Argentina

Journal of Geology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-52

  Hermanns, Reginald L ^a   Trauth, Martin H ^a   Niedermann, Samuel ^a,b   McWilliams, Michael ^a,c   Strecker, Manfred R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LANDSLIDE; SLOPE STABILITY; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 0033994609     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314383     Document Type: Article

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