Observations and modelling of soil slip-debris flow initiation processes in pyroclastic deposits: The Sarno 1998 event

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 53-69

  Crosta, G B ^a   Nego, P Dal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; FLOW MODELING; LANDSLIDE; PYROCLASTIC DEPOSIT;

CAMPANIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 0742290873     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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