Application and analysis of debris-flow early warning system in Wenchuan earthquake-affected area
The activities of debris flow (DF) in the Wenchuan earthquake-affected area significantly increased after the earthquake on 12 May 2008. The safety of the lives and property of local people is threatened by DFs. A physics-based early warning system (EWS) for DF forecasting was developed and applied...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-02-01
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Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/16/483/2016/nhess-16-483-2016.pdf |