Spatial distribution of large-scale landslides induced by the 5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 246-260

  Xu, Qiang ^a   Zhang, Shuai ^a   Li, Weile ^a  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake; Direction effect; Distribution pattern; Landslides; Locked segment effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953239279     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-011-2105-8     Document Type: Article

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