A comparative analysis of simulated and observed landslide locations triggered by Hurricane Camille in Nelson County, Virginia

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 524-531

  Morrissey, Meghan M ^a   Wieczorek, Gerald F ^b   Morgan, Ben A ^c  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intense rainfall; Nelson County; Numerical model; Shallow landslides; United States; Virginia

Indexed keywords

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RAIN; SLOPE STABILITY; WEATHERING;

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TRANSIENT RESPONSE MODEL;

LANDSLIDES;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; LANDSLIDES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RAIN; SLOPE STABILITY; WEATHERING;

COLLUVIAL DEPOSIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEBRIS FLOW; HURRICANE; LANDSLIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RETURN PERIOD; SLOPE STABILITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STABILITY ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

NELSON COUNTY [VIRGINIA]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 39749162954     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6882     Document Type: Article

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