Landslides and sediment delivery to a drainage system: Some observations from Hong Kong

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 821-836

  Peart, M R ^a   Ng, K Y ^a   Zhang, D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Debris trails; Fluvial action; Hillslopes; Landslides

Indexed keywords

LANDSLIDE;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG; WORLD;

EID: 23344449445     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2004.08.004     Document Type: Article

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