Morphology and kinematic of a very large, deep-seated structural rock slide located in the Fusch Valley, Eastern Alps, Austria

Geomorphology

Volumn 112, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 277-294

  Imre, B ^a   Alig, C ^a   Schonenberger I ^a   Springman, S M ^a   Hermann, S ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Geolith Consult ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

Deep seated gravitational slope deformation; High mountain geomorphology; Kinematic model; Structural control; Tauern Window; Translational slide

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; KINEMATICS; LANDSLIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROCKFALL; SLOPE STABILITY; STRUCTURAL CONTROL;

ALPS; AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; TAUERN WINDOW;

EID: 69949084155     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.06.014     Document Type: Article

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