Geomorphological Hazards in Costa Rica: Upper General River Basin
In tropical countries as Costa Rica, landslides and floods are triggered by intense precipitation events, weathering, rock control, seismicity, morphology and the slope angle. The recurrence and magnitude of these processes provoke economic losses and casualties in the communities of the Upper Gene...
Main Authors: | Adolfo Quesada-Román, José Juan Zamorano Orozco |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
2019-03-01
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Series: | Anuário do Instituto de Geociências |
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Online Access: | http://www.anuario.igeo.ufrj.br/2018_03/2018_3_239_251.pdf |
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