Consequences of landslide dams on alpine river valleys: Examples and typology from the French Southern Alps

Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 75-88

  Cossart, Etienne ^a   Fort, Monique ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

French Southern Alps; GIS application; Landslide dam; Sediment budget

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CATCHMENT; DAM; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FAILURE MECHANISM; GIS; LANDSLIDE; ROCK AVALANCHE; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT TRAP; VALLEY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHERN ALPS;

EID: 46749098643     PISSN: 00291951     EISSN: 15025292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00291950802094882     Document Type: Conference Paper

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