Rainfall conditions for the initiation of debris flows during typhoon Morakot in the Chen-Yu-Lan watershed in Central Taiwan

International Conference on Debris-Flow Hazards Mitigation: Mechanics, Prediction, and Assessment, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 31-36

  Chen, Jinn Chyi ^a   Huang, Wen Shun ^b   Jan, Chyan Deng ^b   Tsai, Yuan Fan ^c  

^a HUAFAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chen Yu Lan watershed; Debris flow; Rainfall condition; Typhoon Morakot

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS; CRITICAL RAINFALL; CUMULATIVE RAINFALL; DEBRIS FLOWS; FIELD INVESTIGATION; HEAVY RAINFALL; RAINFALL CHARACTERISTICS; RAINFALL CONDITION; RAINFALL INTENSITY; RETURN PERIODS; SOUTHERN TAIWAN;

DEBRIS; HAZARDS; HEAVY WATER; HURRICANES; LANDFORMS; WATERSHEDS;

RAIN;

EID: 84861565053     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4408/IJEGE.2011-03.B-004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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