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Flood hazard identification and mitigation in semi- and arid environments /
Alluvial fans are ubiquitous geomorphological features that occur throughout the world, regardless of climate, at the front of mountains as the result of erosion and deposition. They are more prominent in semi- and arid climates simply because of the lack of vegetative cover that masks their fan sha...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ :
World Scientific,
©2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Alluvial fans are ubiquitous geomorphological features that occur throughout the world, regardless of climate, at the front of mountains as the result of erosion and deposition. They are more prominent in semi- and arid climates simply because of the lack of vegetative cover that masks their fan shapes in more humid areas. From both engineering and geological viewpoints, alluvial fans present particular fluvial and sedimentation hazards in semi- and arid regions because episodic rainfall-runoff events can result in debris, mud, and fluvial flows through complex and, in some cases, migratory ch. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 224 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789814355100 9814355100 |