Landslide locations and drainage network development: A case study of Hong Kong

Geomorphology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 229-239

  Ng, K Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Drainage network development; Hong Kong; Landslides; Morphometry; Stream order

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE NETWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GIS; LANDSLIDE; MORPHOMETRY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 33646510876     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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