Automatic detection of avalanches and debris flows by seismic methods

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 53, Issue 182, 2007, Pages 461-472

  Bessason, Bjarni ^a   Eiríksson, Gísli ^b   Thórarinsson, Óinn ^a   Thórarinsson, Andrés ^c   Einarsson, Sigurour ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b Public Roads Administration   (Iceland)

^c Vista Engineering   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; DEBRIS FLOW; DETECTION METHOD; FJORD; HAZARD; ROCKFALL; SEISMIC METHOD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ICELAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 37649018287     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214307783258468     Document Type: Article

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