Spatial distributions of earthquake-induced landslides and hillslope preconditioning in the northwest South Island, New Zealand

Current models to explain regional-scale landslide events are not able to account for the possible effects of the legacy of previous earthquakes, which have triggered landslides in the past and are known to drive damage accumulation in brittle hillslope materials. This paper tests the hypothesis tha...

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Main Authors: R. N. Parker, G. T. Hancox, D. N. Petley, C. I. Massey, A. L. Densmore, N. J. Rosser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-10-01
Series:Earth Surface Dynamics
Online Access:http://www.earth-surf-dynam.net/3/501/2015/esurf-3-501-2015.pdf