A simple qualitative approach for mapping regional landslide susceptibility in the Faroe Islands

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-170

  Dahl, M P J ^a,b   Mortensen, L E ^b   Veihe, A ^a   Jensen, N H ^a  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Jardfeingi (Faroese Earth and Energy Directorate)   (Faroe Islands)

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EID: 80052294015     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-10-159-2010     Document Type: Article

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