Composite landslides induced by heavy rainfalls in suburban areas: City of Patras and surrounding area, western Greece

Landslides

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 202-211

  Sabatakakis, N ^a   Koukis, G ^a   Mourtas, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Composite landslides; Greece; Precipitation; Remedial measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 30744474953     PISSN: 1612510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10346-005-0002-3     Document Type: Review

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