Relationship between earthquake disturbance, tropical rainstorms and debris movement: An overview from Taiwan

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-186

  Chen, H ^a   Hawkins, A Brian ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Debris flow; Earthquake; Landslide ratio; Taiwan; Typhoon

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE ISLANDS; BEFORE AND AFTER; CHI-CHI EARTHQUAKES; DEBRIS FLOW; RIVER VALLEYS; TAIWAN; TYPHOON;

DEBRIS; LANDSLIDES; THUNDERSTORMS;

EARTHQUAKES;

DEBRIS AVALANCHE; DEBRIS FLOW; EARTHQUAKE; LANDSLIDE; LITERATURE REVIEW; TYPHOON;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 67349219985     PISSN: 14359529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10064-009-0209-y     Document Type: Review

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