Influence of typhoons and earthquakes on rainfall-induced landslides and suspended sediments discharge

Engineering Geology

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 32-41

  Lin, Guan Wei ^a   Chen, Hongey ^a   Chen, Yi Hui ^a   Horng, Ming Jame ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Landslide; Rainstorm; Sediment discharge

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; RAIN; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEISMOLOGY; STATISTICS; STORMS;

FLOW DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT DISCHARGE; SEISMIC ACTIVITY;

LANDSLIDES;

CATCHMENT; DISCHARGE; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HILLSLOPE; LANDSLIDE; NDVI; SHAKING TABLE TEST; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TRIGGER MECHANISM; TYPHOON;

ASIA; CHENYOULAN RIVER; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 39549123420     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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