Validating the operational bias and hypothesis of universal exponent in landslide frequency-area distribution.

The exponent decay in landslide frequency-area distribution is widely used for assessing the consequences of landslides and with some studies arguing that the slope of the exponent decay is universal and independent of mechanisms and environmental settings. However, the documented exponent slopes ar...

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Main Authors: Jr-Chuan Huang, Tsung-Yu Lee, Tse-Yang Teng, Yi-Chin Chen, Cho-Ying Huang, Cheing-Tung Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4031134?pdf=render