Hillslope-channel coupling in the Nepal Himalayas and threat to man-made structures: The middle Kali Gandaki valley

Geomorphology

Volumn 124, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 178-199

  Fort, M ^a   Cossart, E ^b   Arnaud Fassetta, G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Debris flow; Hillslope channel coupling; Landslide dam; Nepal Himalayas; Road construction

Indexed keywords

DAM; DEBRIS FLOW; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HILLSLOPE; LANDSLIDE; MOUNTAIN; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; ROCKFALL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

KALI GANDAKI RIVER; KALI GANDAKI VALLEY; NEPAL;

EID: 78349312627     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.09.010     Document Type: Article

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