Analysis of landslide frequencies and characteristics in a natural system, coastal British Columbia

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1321-1339

  Guthrie, R H ^a   Evans, S G ^b  

^a Ministry of Water Land/Air Protect   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Debris flows; Debris slides; Frequency magnitude; Mass movement; Sediment yield

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; COASTAL ZONES; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DEBRIS; FREQUENCIES; SOIL MECHANICS;

DATA SETS; LANDSLIDE DISTRIBUTION; LANDSLIDE FREQUENCY; METAMORPHIC BELT;

LANDSLIDES;

DEBRIS FLOW; LANDSLIDE; MASS MOVEMENT; SEDIMENT YIELD;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER ISLAND; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 4544332773     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1095     Document Type: Article

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