Engineering geomorphology of rock glaciers

Geomorphology

Volumn 31, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 93-132

  Burger, K C ^a   Degenhardt Jr , J J ^a   Giardino, J R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine environment; Aquifers; Engineering considerations; Hazards; Rock glacier

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; AQUIFER; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HAZARD; ROCK GLACIER;

EID: 0342368274     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(99)00074-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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