A physically based model for the hydrologic control on shallow landsliding

Water Resources Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Rosso, Renzo ^a   Rulli, Maria Cristina ^a   Vannucchi, Giovanni ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); LANDSLIDES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RAIN;

HYDROGEOMORPHIC MODELS; HYDROLOGIC CONTROL; SCALING MODELS; SHALLOW LANDSLIDING;

HYDROLOGY;

CLIMATOLOGY; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); HYDROLOGY; LANDSLIDES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RAIN;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DARCY LAW; HILLSLOPE; HYDROLOGY; LANDSLIDE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; STORM; TOPOGRAPHY;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746639958     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005WR004369     Document Type: Article

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