Statistical and environmental analyses for the definition of a regional rainfall threshold system for landslide triggering in Tuscany (Italy)

Journal of Geographical Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 617-629

  Rosi, Ascanio ^a   Segoni, Samuele ^a   Catani, Filippo ^a   Casagli, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

black box models; landslide; prediction intervals; threshold rainfall

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862223033     PISSN: 1009637X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11442-012-0951-0     Document Type: Article

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