Shallow and deep landslides induced by rainfall in the Lisbon region (Portugal): Assessment of relationships with the North Atlantic Oscillation

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 331-344

  Zezere J L ^a   Trigo, R M ^b,c   Trigo, I F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LANDSLIDE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; RAINFALL; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 21344447491     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-5-331-2005     Document Type: Article

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