Rockfall hazard and risk assessment in the Yosemite Valley, California, USA

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 491-503

  Guzzetti, F ^a   Reichenbach, P ^a   Wieczorek, G F ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LANDSLIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROCKFALL;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 1642299968     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-3-491-2003     Document Type: Article

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