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
概括

土壤多孔性的小差异会极大地影响滑坡的速度. 较高孔隙度的土壤液化和加速迅速,而较低孔隙度的土壤表现出缓慢的,偶尔的滑动. 这项研究突出了孔隙性作为滑坡动态的一个关键因素.

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