A simple model for the genesis of large gravitational landslide hazards in the Canary Islands

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 110, Issue , 1996, Pages 125-135

  Carracedo, J C ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

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EID: 6244304016     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.110.01.10     Document Type: Article

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