Open AccessWhat Makes Long-Runout Landslides So Mobile?
Author(s) -
Kate Wheeling
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2016eo050987
Subject(s) - landslide , geology , forensic engineering , geotechnical engineering , engineering
New research shows that acoustic waves rippling through some large landslides can reduce friction and allow slides to run out long distances.