A rainfall intensity-duration threshold for landslides in a humid-tropical environment, Puerto Rico

Auteurs :
LARSEN, M. C.
SIMON, A.

Description :
The leading cause of landslides in Puerto Rico is intense and/or prolonged rainfall. A rainfall threshold for rainfall-triggered landsliding is delimited by 256 storms that occurred between 1959 and 1991 in the central mountains. A comparison of the Puerto Rico threshold with rainfall data from other humid-tropical regions suggests that the threshold developed for Puerto Rico may be applicable to other similar environments throughout the world.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geografiska annaler. Series A. Physical geography, issn : 0435-3676, 1993, vol. 75, n°. 1-2, p. 13-23, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 52 réf.

Date :
1993

Editeur :
Pays édition : Suede, Stockholm, Svenska sällskapet för antropologi och geografi