Soil slips, debris flows, and rainstorms in the Santa Monica mountains and vicinity, southern California /

Soil slips, debris flows, and rainstorms in the Santa Monica mountains and vicinity, southern California /

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Author / Creator:Campbell, Russell H., 1928-
Imprint:Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1975.
Description:iv, 51 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Language:English
Series:Geological Survey professional paper. 851
Subject:
Landslides -- California -- Santa Monica Mountains.
Slopes (Physical geography) -- California -- Santa Monica Mountains.
Rain and rainfall -- California -- Santa Monica Mountains.
Landslides.
Rain and rainfall.
Slopes (Physical geography)
Santa Monica Mountains (Calif.)
California -- Santa Monica Mountains.
Format: U.S. Federal Government Document Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4729450
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Notes:"Southern California residents have suffered death, injury, and property damage from debris flows generated by soil slips that occur during heavy rains; the process is a recurring major natural geomorphic agent in the region. Defenses and warning are possible but require special engineering and procedures."
Bibliography: p. 50-51.
Govt.docs classification:I 19.16:851

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