Snow-avalanche and debris-flow hazards in the fjords of north-western Iceland, mitigation and prevention

Natural Hazards

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-98

  Decaulne, Armelle ^a,b  

^a Natural Research Centre of Northwest Iceland   (Iceland)

^b Laboratoire de geographie physique et environnementale Clermont Ferrand   (France)

Author keywords

Avalanche hazard; Debris flow hazard; Geomorphological methods; Icelandic Westfjords; Mitigation; Numerical modelling; Prevention; Risk acceptance

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; DEBRIS FLOW; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FJORD; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MITIGATION; NATURAL HAZARD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SNOW;

ARCTIC; ICELAND;

EID: 34147156268     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-006-9025-x     Document Type: Article

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