Landslides and debris flows induced by typhoon Toraji, July 29-30, 2001 in central Taiwan

International Conference on Debris-Flow Hazards Mitigation: Mechanics, Prediction, and Assessment, Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 919-929

  Cheng, J D ^a   Yeh, J L ^a   Deng, Y H ^a   Wu, H L ^b   Hsei, C D ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Soil and Water Conservation Bureau Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^c MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Debris flow; Disaster mitigation; Landslides

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; DAMS; DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; LAND USE; LANDSLIDES; RAIN; ROADS AND STREETS; STORMS; WATERSHEDS;

DEBRID FLOW; DISASTER MITIGATION; STEEP TOPOGRAPHY;

DEBRIS;

EID: 33644611841     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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