January 2011: The Extreme Landslide Disaster in Brazil

Autor: Ingrid dos Santos Araújo, Ana Luiza Coelho Netto, David L. C. Ferreira, Pedro Henrique Muniz Lima, Ana Paula A. Silva, Anderson Mululo Sato, Roberta Wagner Pereira da Silva, Lílian Gabriela G. Vianna, André de Souza Avelar
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Landslide Science and Practice ISBN: 9783642313189
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-31319-6_51
Popis: This work describes the extreme event of landslides occurred in January 2011 in the Rio de Janeiro mountainous region and discusses its relationship to the spatial and temporal variation of critical and prior rainfall. Interviews in the field let us establish the landslide initiation timing around the automatic pluviometer stations which supply detailed data on the rainfall intensity. The study concludes that the accumulated rainfall during the last months associated with high rainfall levels over 24h, along with local conditions like the direct impact of lightning and tremors resulting from landslides, formed the relevant conditions for thousands of landslides.
Databáze: OpenAIRE