Analysis of the formation and failure of ram creek landslide dam, South Island, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 187-193

  Nash, Tim ^a   Bell, David ^b   Davies, Tim ^b   Nathan, Simon ^c  

^a JFK and Associates   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c The Encyclopedia of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Geomorphic indices; Inangahua earthquake; Landslide dam; Landslide dam stability; Ram Creek

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DAM FAILURE; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; FAILURE MECHANISM; LANDSLIDE; RAINFALL;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; RAM CREEK; SOUTH ISLAND; WEST COAST [SOUTH ISLAND];

EID: 57049146367     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288300809509859     Document Type: Article

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