Landslide susceptibility assessment in the Peloritani Mts. (Sicily, Italy) and clues for tectonic control of relief processes

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 949-963

  De Guidi, G ^a   Scudero, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; LANDSLIDE; RELIEF; SLOPE STABILITY; SPATIAL DATA; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

ITALY; MESSINA [SICILY]; PELORITANI MOUNTAINS; SICILY;

EID: 84879227557     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-13-949-2013     Document Type: Article

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