Hydrometeorological threshold conditions for debris flow initiation in Norway

Debris flows, triggered by extreme precipitation events and rapid snow melt, cause considerable damage to the Norwegian infrastructure every year. To define intensity-duration (ID) thresholds for debris flow initiation critical water supply conditions arising from intensive rainfall or snow melt wer...

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Main Authors: N. K. Meyer, A. V. Dyrrdal, R. Frauenfelder, B. Etzelmüller, F. Nadim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-10-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/12/3059/2012/nhess-12-3059-2012.pdf