Landslide mobility and hazards: Implications of the 2014 Oso disaster

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 412, Issue , 2015, Pages 197-208

  Iverson, R M ^a   George, D L ^a   Allstadt, K ^a,b   Reid, M E ^c   Collins, B D ^c   Vallance, J W ^a   Schilling, S P ^a   Godt, J W ^d   Cannon, C M ^a   Magirl, C S ^a   Baum, R L ^d   Coe, J A ^d   Schulz, W H ^d   Bower, J B ^e  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Debris avalanche; Hazards; Landslide; Liquefaction; Mobility; Numerical modeling

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; HAZARDS; LIQUEFACTION; NUMERICAL MODELS;

DEBRIS AVALANCHES; GEOLOGICAL TIMESCALES; INITIAL CONDITIONS; LANDSCAPE INSTABILITY; LANDSLIDE MOBILITY; SATURATED SEDIMENTS; SIMILAR DISTANCE; WASHINGTON , USA;

LANDSLIDES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEBRIS AVALANCHE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LANDSLIDE; LIQUEFACTION; NUMERICAL MODEL;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84920911816     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.12.020     Document Type: Article

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