Probabilistic assessment of precipitation-triggered landslides using historical records of landslide occurence, Seattle, Washington

Environmental and Engineering Geoscience

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 103-122

  Coe, Jeffrey A ^a   Michael, John A ^a   Crovelli, Robert A ^a   Savage, William Z ^a   Laprade, William T ^b   Nashem, William D ^b  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Shannon and Wilson Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL RECORD; LANDSLIDE; RAINFALL; RECURRENCE INTERVAL; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

NORTH AMERICA; SEATTLE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 2942716713     PISSN: 10787275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/10.2.103     Document Type: Article

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