Climatic effect of ENSO associated with landslide occurrence in the Central Andes, Mendoza Province, Argentina

Landslides

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-59

  Moreiras, Stella M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Central Andes; ENSO; Landslides; Precipitation threshold value

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444405982     PISSN: 1612510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10346-005-0046-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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