Impact of rainstorm-triggered landslides on high turbidity in a mountain reservoir

Engineering Geology

Volumn 117, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 97-103

  Lin, Guan Wei ^a   Chen, Hongey ^a   Petley, Dave N ^b   Horng, Ming Jame ^a   Wu, Shuei Ji ^c   Chuang, Bin ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hyperpycnal flow; Landslide; Reservoir; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

FINE FRACTION; HIGH TURBIDITY; HIGH WATER; HYPERPYCNAL FLOWS; LANDSLIDING; NORTHERN TAIWAN; OBSERVATION DATA; RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR AREA; RIVER CATCHMENT; SEDIMENT DISCHARGE; SHIH-MEN RESERVOIR; UPSTREAM CHANNEL; UPSTREAM SLOPES; WATER TURBIDITY;

CATCHMENTS; DEBRIS; HURRICANES; LANDSLIDES; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STORMS; TURBIDITY;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

DISCHARGE; LANDSLIDE; RAINFALL; RAINSTORM; SCOUR; SEDIMENT YIELD; TRIGGER MECHANISM; TURBIDITY; TYPHOON;

SHIHMEN RESERVOIR; TAIWAN;

EID: 78650546882     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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