Spatial patterns, causes and consequences of landslides in the Gilgel Gibe catchment, SW Ethiopia

Catena

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 127-136

  Broothaerts, N ^a   Kissi, E ^b   Poesen, J ^a   Van Rompaey, A ^a   Getahun, K ^b   Van Ranst, E ^c   Diels, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Causal factors; East Africa; Ethiopia; Landslide inventory; Landslides; Soil loss

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; LANDSLIDE; LITHOLOGY; MAPPING METHOD; PEDOLOGY; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL EROSION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ETHIOPIA; GILGEL GIBE RIVER;

EID: 84862703561     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2012.05.011     Document Type: Article

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