Parametric evaluation of 3D dispersion of rockfall trajectories

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 583-598

  Crosta, G B ^a   Agliardi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODEL; ROCKFALL; SLOPE STABILITY; TRAJECTORY;

EID: 7744238264     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-4-583-2004     Document Type: Article

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