The inspection of the triggering mechanism for a hazardous mudflow in an urbanized territory

Environmental Geology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 899-906

  Chen, H ^a   Chen, R H ^b   Yu, F C ^c   Chen, W S ^a   Hung, J J ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Disaster; Geomaterial; Mudflow; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; GROUNDWATER; MORPHOLOGY; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

MUDFLOW; TRIGGERING MECHANISM;

GEOLOGY;

GROUNDWATER; LANDSLIDE; MUDFLOW; TRIGGER MECHANISM; URBAN AREA; WATER LEVEL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIPEI; TAIWAN;

EID: 2542429548     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-004-0960-0     Document Type: Article

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