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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-2307-2020
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Rainfall and rockfalls in the Canary Islands: assessing a seasonal link
Massimo Melillo
CNR IRPI, via Madonna Alta 126, 06128, Perugia, Italy
Stefano Luigi Gariano
CNR IRPI, via Madonna Alta 126, 06128, Perugia, Italy
Silvia Peruccacci
CNR IRPI, via Madonna Alta 126, 06128, Perugia, Italy
Roberto Sarro
IGME, c/Alenza, 1, 28003, Madrid, Spain
Rosa Marìa Mateos
IGME, Urb. Alcázar del Genil, 4. Edificio Zulema, bajos, 18006,
Granada, Spain
Maria Teresa Brunetti
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
CNR IRPI, via Madonna Alta 126, 06128, Perugia, Italy
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Short summary
In the Canary Islands, a link between rainfall and rockfall occurrence is found for most of the year, except for the warm season. Empirical rainfall thresholds for rockfalls are first proposed for Gran Canaria and Tenerife, and the dependence of the thresholds on the mean annual rainfall is discussed. The use of thresholds in early-warning systems might contribute to the mitigation of the rockfall hazard in the archipelago and reduce the associated risk.
In the Canary Islands, a link between rainfall and rockfall occurrence is found for most of the...
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