The use of historical data for the characterisation of multiple damaging hydrogeological events

Landslides, floods and secondary floods (hereinafter called phenomena) triggered by rainfall and causing extensive damage are reviewed in this paper. Damaging Hydrogeological Events (DHEs) are defined as the occurrence of one or more simultaneous aforementioned phenomena. A method for the charac...

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Main Authors: O. Petrucci, M. Polemio
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/3/17/2003/nhess-3-17-2003.pdf