The prehistoric Mt Wilberg rock avalanche, Westland, New Zealand

Landslides

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 253-262

  Chevalier, Guillaume ^a   Davies, Tim ^b   McSaveney, Mauri ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coseismic landslide probability; Dating; Earthquake trigger; Emplacement mechanics; New Zealand; Rock avalanche; Westland

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC LANDSLIDE PROBABILITY; DATING; EMPLACEMENT MECHANICS; NEW ZEALAND; ROCK AVALANCHE; WESTLAND;

DEPOSITS; EARTHQUAKES; LANDFORMS; LANDSLIDES; MECHANICS; SOIL CONSERVATION;

ROCKS;

COSEISMIC PROCESS; DATING METHOD; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EMPLACEMENT; EROSION; FLOODPLAIN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDSLIDE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PREHISTORIC; ROCK AVALANCHE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; WEST COAST [SOUTH ISLAND];

EID: 70349490782     PISSN: 1612510X     EISSN: 16125118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10346-009-0156-5     Document Type: Article

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