An algorithm for the objective reconstruction of rainfall events responsible for landslides

Landslides

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 311-320

  Melillo, Massimo ^a   Brunetti, Maria Teresa ^a,b   Peruccacci, Silvia ^a   Gariano, Stefano Luigi ^a   Guzzetti, Fausto ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Landslide; Rainfall; Rainfall event; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; LANDSLIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

OBJECTIVE CRITERIA; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; OPERATIONAL WARNINGS; RAINFALL CONDITION; RAINFALL EVENT; RAINFALL INDUCED LANDSLIDES; RAINFALL THRESHOLDS; UNCERTAINTY;

RAIN;

EID: 84926279351     PISSN: 1612510X     EISSN: 16125118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10346-014-0471-3     Document Type: Article

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