Historical instability and recent slope evolution of the ilice torrent catchment, Calabria, Italy

Physical Geography

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 179-194

  Bruno, Delia Evelina ^a   Calcaterra, Domenico ^a   Parise, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calabria; Erosion; Gneiss; Landslide; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE ROCK; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LANDSLIDE; MASS MOVEMENT; SLOPE FAILURE; SLOPE STABILITY; WEATHERED MEDIUM; WEATHERING;

CALABRIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 55249116301     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3646.29.2.179     Document Type: Article

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