Kinematics of the 1991 Randa rockslides (Valais, Switzerland)

About 22 mio m<sup>3</sup> of rock fell from a cliff near the village of Randa (10 km north of Zermatt, Switzerland) on 18 April 1991. A second retrogressive rockslide of about 7 mio m<sup>3</sup> followed on 9 May 1991. At present, a rock mass situated above the scarp is...

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Main Authors: M. Sartori, F. Baillifard, M. Jaboyedoff, J.-D. Rouiller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2003-01-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/3/423/2003/nhess-3-423-2003.pdf