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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2003-01-01
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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 |