Recent catastrophic debris flows in Luding county, SW China: Geological hazards, rainfall analysis and dynamic characteristics

Natural Hazards

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 523-542

  Ni, Huayong ^a   Zheng, Wanmo ^a   Li, Zongliang ^a   Ba, Renji ^a  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Debris flow; Dynamic characteristics; Luding county; Rainfall

Indexed keywords

ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; DEBRIS FLOW; GEOLOGICAL HAZARD; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; RAINFALL;

CHINA; LUDING; SICHUAN;

EID: 78049328622     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-010-9545-2     Document Type: Article

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