Rockfall hazard mapping along a mountainous road in Switzerland using a GIS-based parameter rating approach
A posteriori studies of rock slope instabilities generally show that rockfalls do not occur at random locations: the failure zone can be classified as sensitive from geomorphological evidence. Zones susceptible to failure can there-fore be detected. Effects resulting from degrading and triggerin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2003-01-01
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| Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/3/435/2003/nhess-3-435-2003.pdf |