Potential elevation-controlled rock-fall velocity zoning in a part of Garhwal Himalayas and risk perception

Current Science

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1370-1377

  Pachauri, A K ^a   Bhushan, Bharat ^a   Singh, Amit Pal ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Garhwal Himalayas; Risk assessment; Rock fall; Velocity modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745289575     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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