Landslide densities associated with rainfall, stand age, and topography on forested landscapes, southwestern Washington, USA

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 259, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2233-2247

  Turner, Ted R ^a   Duke, Steven D ^b   Fransen, Brian R ^b   Reiter, Maryanne L ^a   Kroll, Andrew J ^b   Ward, Jim W ^c   Bach, Janette L ^b   Justice, Tiffany E ^c   Bilby, Robert E ^b  

^a Weyerhaeuser Western Timberlands Research   (United States)

^b WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY   (United States)

^c Weyerhaeuser Timberlands Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection probability; Landslide density; Landslides; Precipitation; Stand age; Topography; Washington

Indexed keywords

DETECTION PROBABILITIES; DETECTION PROBABILITY; PRECIPITATION; STAND AGE; WASHINGTON;

PROBABILITY; REFORESTATION; SURVEYS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

LANDSLIDES;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST INVENTORY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LANDSLIDE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; REGENERATION; STAND DYNAMICS; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER QUALITY;

EARTH MOVEMENT; FORESTS; PRECIPITATION; PROBABILITY; REFORESTATION; SURVEYS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

OREGON; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WILLAPA HILLS;

EID: 77952105472     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.01.051     Document Type: Article

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