Empirical atmospheric thresholds for debris flows and flash floods in the southern French Alps
Debris flows and flash floods are often preceded by intense, convective rainfall. The establishment of reliable rainfall thresholds is an important component for quantitative hazard and risk assessment, and for the development of an early warning system. Traditional empirical thresholds based on pea...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/14/1517/2014/nhess-14-1517-2014.pdf |