Massive rock-slope failure in the Central Apennines (Italy): The case of the Campo di Giove rock avalanche

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-12

  Di Luzio, E ^a   Bianchi Fasani, G ^b   Esposito, C ^b   Saroli, M ^b   Cavinato, G P ^a   Scarascia Mugnozza, G ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central Apennines; Quaternary deposits; Rock avalanche

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDSLIDES; SEDIMENTS; TECTONICS;

QUATERNARY DEBRIS DEPOSITS; ROCK SLOPES;

ROCKS;

DEPOSITION; QUATERNARY; ROCK AVALANCHE; SLOPE FAILURE;

APENNINES; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 15044345118     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10064-003-0212-7     Document Type: Article

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