Dynamic disintegration processes accompanying transport of the Holocene Flims sturzstrom (Swiss Alps)

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 221, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 433-448

  Pollet, N ^a   Schneider, J L M ^b  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

Author keywords

Confinement; Dispersive inflation; Dynamic disintegration; Flims; Friction; Rock avalanche; Rockslide; Shearing

Indexed keywords

FLOW STRUCTURE; HOLOCENE; LANDSLIDE; ROCK AVALANCHE;

ALPS; BERNESE ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 2342436099     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(04)00071-8     Document Type: Article

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