A model for triggering mechanisms of shallow landslides

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1149-1159

  Montrasio, L ^a   Valentino, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE; LANDSLIDE; MODELING; RAINFALL; WATER FLOW;

APENNINES; EMILIA-ROMAGNA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EMILIA;

EID: 54949151887     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-8-1149-2008     Document Type: Article

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