Rainfall-induced landslides and debris flows

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 473-477

  Crosta, Giovanni B ^a   Frattini, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antecedent rainfall; Debris flow; Shallow landslides; Special issue; Triggering rainfall

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749098826     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6885     Document Type: Editorial

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