Two large late quaternary rock slope failures and their geomorphic significance, Annapurna Himalayas (Nepal)

Geografia Fisica e Dinamica Quaternaria

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-16

  Fort, Monique ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Annapurna Himalayas; Giant debris flow; Large rock avalanche; Nepal; Paraglacial response; Seismo tectonic trigger

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; LANDSLIDE; QUATERNARY; ROCK AVALANCHE; SEISMOTECTONICS; SLOPE FAILURE;

ANNAPURNA; GANDAKI; NEPAL;

EID: 79960898840     PISSN: 03919838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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