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R M Iverson1, M E Reid, N R Iverson

  • 1U.S. Geological Survey, 5400 MacArthur Boulevard, Vancouver, WA 98661, USA.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|October 20, 2000
PubMed
まとめ

土壌の多孔性の小さな差異は,滑り落ちの速度に大きな影響を与えます. 多孔性の高い土壌は液化し,急速に加速し,多孔性の低い土壌はゆっくりとエピソード的な滑りを見せます. この研究は,滑り落ちのダイナミクスの重要な要因として,多孔性を強調しています.

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