Increase in basin sediment yield from landslides in storms following major seismic disturbance

Engineering Geology

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 59-65

  Chuang, Shan Chieh ^a   Chen, Hongey ^b   Lin, Guan Wei ^b   Lin, Ching Weei ^c   Chang, Chung Pai ^d  

^a VGH Taipei   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Landslide; Rainstorm; Sediment discharge; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EARTHQUAKES; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LANDSLIDES; REMOTE SENSING; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SPACE OPTICS; STORMS; THUNDERSTORMS;

BASIN SEDIMENTS; EARTHQUAKE EVENTS; HYDROMETRIC STATIONS; MASS DEFECTS; RAINSTORM; REMOTE SENSING IMAGES; RIVER CATCHMENTS; SEDIMENT DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT DISCHARGES; SEISMIC DISTURBANCES; TAIWAN;

SEISMOLOGY;

CHI-CHI EARTHQUAKE 1999; COLLUVIAL DEPOSIT; LANDSLIDE; RAINSTORM; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMICITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TACHIA RIVER; TAIWAN;

TACHIA;

EID: 56549089648     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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