Implications of geomorphological research for recent and prehistoric avalanches and related hazards at Huascaran, Peru

Natural Hazards

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 193-209

  Klimeš, Jan ^a   Vilímek, Vít ^b   Omelka, Marek ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ROCK STRUCTURE AND MECHANICS   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cordillera Blanca; Huascaran; Natural hazards; Peru; Schmidt Hammer tests; Slope movements

Indexed keywords

BOULDER; DEBRIS AVALANCHE; DEBRIS FLOW; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; MORAINE; NATURAL HAZARD; PREHISTORIC;

CORDILLERA BLANCA; CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL [PERU]; MOUNT HUASCARAN; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 67649411666     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-008-9330-7     Document Type: Article

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