Variability in rainfall threshold for debris flow after the Chi-Chi earthquake in central Taiwan, China

International Journal of Sediment Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-188

  SHIEH, C L ^a   CHEN, Y S ^a   TSAI, Y J ^a   WU, J H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Debris flow; Earthquake; Landslide; Rainfall threshold; Sediment material

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649818870     PISSN: 10016279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-6279(09)60025-1     Document Type: Article

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