| Abstract: | 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 of Puerto Rico, where mean annual rainfall is close to or in excess of 2000mm. Forty-one of the 256 storms produced intense and/or prolonged rainfall that resulted in tens to hundreds of landslides. As storm durations approach 100 h, the rainfall conditions necessary to initiate landsliding in Puerto Rico converge with those defined for temperate regions. -from Authors |
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| ProdID: | 70017828 |
| Citation Author: | Larsen, M. C.; Simon, A. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Geografiska Annaler, Series A |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | A rainfall intensity-duration threshold for landslides in a humid- tropical environment, Puerto Rico; 1993; Article; Journal; Geografiska Annaler, Series A; Larsen, M. C.; Simon, A. |
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| Citation Volume: | 75 A |
| Citation Year: | 1993 |
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| Text: | A rainfall intensity-duration threshold for landslides in a humid- tropical environment, Puerto Rico; 1993; Article; Journal; Geografiska Annaler, Series A; Larsen, M. C.; Simon, A. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00 -0600 |
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