Systematic documentation of landslide events in Limbe area (Mt Cameroon Volcano, SW Cameroon): Geometry, controlling, and triggering factors

Natural Hazards

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-74

  Che, V B ^a,c   Kervyn, M ^b,c   Ernst, G G J ^c   Trefois, P ^d   Ayonghe, S ^a   Jacobs, P ^c   van Ranst, E ^c   Suh, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Causal and triggering factors; Landslide; Scar geometry; Sliding mechanism

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOMETRY; LANDSLIDE; NATURAL HAZARD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLIDING; SLOPE; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

CAMEROON; MOUNT CAMEROON; SUD OUEST PROVINCE;

EID: 80052282811     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-011-9738-3     Document Type: Article

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