Rockfall hazard and risk assessment in the Yosemite Valley, California, USA

Rock slides and rock falls are the most frequent types of slope movements in Yosemite National Park, California. In historical time (1857–2002) 392 rock falls and rock slides have been documented in the valley, and some of them have been mapped in detail. We present the results of an attempt to...

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Main Authors: F. Guzzetti, P. Reichenbach, G. F. Wieczorek
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/3/491/2003/nhess-3-491-2003.pdf