Evaluation of TRIGRS (transient rainfall infiltration and grid-based regional slope-stability analysis)'s predictive skill for hurricane-triggered landslides: A case study in Macon County, North Carolina

Natural Hazards

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 325-339

  Liao, Zonghu ^a   Hong, Yang ^a   Kirschbaum, Dalia ^b   Adler, Robert F ^b   Gourley, Jonathan J ^c   Wooten, Rick ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NOAA/National Severe Storm Laboratory   (United States)

^d North Carolina Geological Survey   (United States)

Author keywords

Hazard prediction; Hurricane; Landslide; LiDAR

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HURRICANE IVAN 2004; INFILTRATION; LANDSLIDE; NOAA SATELLITE; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; SLOPE DYNAMICS; SLOPE STABILITY;

APPALACHIANS; BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS; MACON COUNTY [NORTH CAROLINA]; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79958795179     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-010-9670-y     Document Type: Article

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