Weathering in the crystalline rocks of Calabria, Italy, and relationships to landslides

Geological Society Engineering Geology Special Publication

Volumn 23, Issue , 2010, Pages 105-130

  Calcaterra, Domenico ^a   Parise, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; CRYSTALLINE ROCK; DEBRIS FLOW; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOTECHNICAL MAPPING; GRANITOID; LANDSLIDE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; METAMORPHIC ROCK; PALEOZOIC; SLIP; TERTIARY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TYPOLOGY; WEATHERING;

CALABRIA; ITALY;

EID: 77955325193     PISSN: 02679914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/EGSP23.7     Document Type: Review

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