Modelling shallow landslide susceptibility by means of a subsurface flow path connectivity index and estimates of soil depth spatial distribution

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3959-3971

  Lanni, C ^a   Borga, M ^b   Rigon, R ^a   Tarolli, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT SCALE; CONNECTIVITY INDICES; CONTRIBUTING AREAS; CRITICAL RAINFALL; DYNAMIC NATURE; HILLSLOPES; HYDROLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL CONTROLS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; LATERAL FLOW; RAINFALL EVENT; RETURN PERIODS; SCALING MODEL; SHALLOW LANDSLIDE; SHALLOW LANDSLIDING; SOIL DEPTH; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TOPOGRAPHIC INDEX; WATER TABLES;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE MODELS; GROUNDWATER; LANDSLIDES; RAIN; RUNOFF; SLOPE PROTECTION; SOILS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

CATCHMENT; FLOW PATTERN; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LANDSLIDE; NUMERICAL METHOD; RAINFALL; SOIL DEPTH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TRANSIENT FLOW; WATER TABLE;

EID: 84868552162     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-3959-2012     Document Type: Article

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