Estimation of debris flow triggering rainfall: Influence of rain gauge density and interpolation methods

Geomorphology

Volumn 243, Issue , 2015, Pages 40-50

  Nikolopoulos, E I ^a   Borga, M ^a   Creutin, J D ^b   Marra, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Debris flows; Landslides; Rain gauge network design; Rainfall estimation; Rainfall threshold; Weather radar

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; KRIGING; LANDSLIDE; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RADAR; RAINFALL; RAINGAUGE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 84929298076     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.04.028     Document Type: Article

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