Detailed debris flow hazard assessment in Andorra: A multidisciplinary approach

Geomorphology

Volumn 78, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 359-372

  Hürlimann, Marcel ^a   Copons, Ramon ^b,c   Altimir, Joan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Euroconsult Andorra SA   (Andorra)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Andorra; Debris flow; Hazard assessment; Pyrenees

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DEBRIS FLOW; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NUMERICAL METHOD; TORRENT; URBANIZATION;

ANDORRA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33747069598     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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