Mass movement characterization using a reflexion and refraction seismic survey with the sloping local base level concept

Geomorphology

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Travelletti, Julien ^a,b   Demand, Jehanne ^a   Jaboyedoff, Michel ^a   Marillier, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

DEM; Landslides; Seismic refraction and reflection; Sloping local base level; Western European Alps

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDSLIDE; MASS MOVEMENT; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SEISMIC SURVEY; SLIDING; WEATHERING;

ALPS; FRANCE; RHONE; RHONE-ALPES; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 75749150809     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.10.006     Document Type: Review

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