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Suggested nomenclature for landslides

April 1, 1990

The IAEG Commission on Landslides and other Mass Movements on Slopes has proposed English and French names for 19 identifiable features of slope movements and for 7 dimensions of those features. The Commission intends to publish this list in other languages and to supplement and revise it from time to time.

Citation Information

Publication Year 1990
Title Suggested nomenclature for landslides
DOI 10.1007/BF02590202
Authors D.M. Cruden, S. Novograd, G.A. Pilot, E. Krauter, R.K. Bhandari, V. Cotecchia, H. Nakamura, C.O. Okagbue, Zhang Zhuoyuan, J.N. Hutchinson, D. J. Varnes, G.I. Ter-Stepanian
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology
Index ID 70186449
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse