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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Campbell, Russell H., 1928- (Author)
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1975.
Series:Geological Survey professional paper ; 851.
Subjects:
Debris avalanches > California > Santa Monica Mountains.
Landslides > California > Santa Monica Mountains.
Slopes (Physical geography) > California > Santa Monica Mountains.
Rain and rainfall > California > Santa Monica Mountains.
Santa Monica Mountains (Calif.)
Landslides.
Rain and rainfall.
Slopes (Physical geography)
California > Santa Monica Mountains.
Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo88696
Description
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed October 2, 2014).
"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."
Physical Description:1 online resource (iv, 51 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-51).