Preliminary assessment of rockslide and rockfall hazards using a DEM (Oppstadhornet, Norway)

The increasing availability and precision of digital elevation model (DEM) helps in the assessment of landslide prone areas where only few data are available. This approach is performed in 6 main steps which include: DEM creation; identification of geomorphologic features; determination of the main...

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Main Authors: M.-H. Derron, M. Jaboyedoff, L. H. Blikra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2005-01-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/5/285/2005/nhess-5-285-2005.pdf