A simple and feasible process for using multi-stage high-precision DTMs, field surveys and rainfall data to study debris flow occurrence factors of Shenmu area, Taiwan

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3407-3419

  Lo, W C ^a   Lin, B S ^b   Ho, H C ^b   Keck, J ^b   Yin, H Y ^c   Shan, H Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SINOTECH ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS INC   (Taiwan)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; FIELD SURVEY; LANDSLIDE; LIDAR; RAINFALL; REMOTE SENSING; TYPHOON;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84881114839     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-12-3407-2012     Document Type: Article

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