Geological and geomorphological characteristics of landslides triggered by the 2004 Mid Niigta prefecture earthquake in Japan

Engineering Geology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 202-221

  Chigira, Masahiro ^a   Yagi, Hiroshi ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chuetsu; Earthquake; Geomorphology; Landslides; Rockslide avalanche

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTS;

MUDSTONE; ROCKSLIDE-AVALANCHE; SILTSTONE;

LANDSLIDES;

EARTHQUAKE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; LANDSLIDE; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

ASIA; CHUBU; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; NIIGATA;

EID: 30944439315     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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