Characterising the spatial distribution, frequency and geomorphic controls on landslide occurrence, Molise, Italy

Geomorphology

Volumn 226, Issue , 2014, Pages 148-161

  Borgomeo, Edoardo ^a,b   Hebditch, Katy V ^a,c   Whittaker, Alexander C ^a   Lonergan, Lidia ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthflow Molise; Landslide; Scaly clays; Size frequency

Indexed keywords

FOLD AND THRUST BELT; HILLSLOPE; LANDSLIDE; LITHOLOGY; MELANGE; OUTCROP; POWER LAW; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TOPOGRAPHY; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; SOIL EROSION;

APENNINES; ITALY; MOLISE;

EID: 84906739469     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.08.004     Document Type: Article

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