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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-3465-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-3465-2021
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16 Nov 2021
Research article |  | 16 Nov 2021

Main Ethiopian Rift landslides formed in contrasting geological settings and climatic conditions

Karel Martínek, Kryštof Verner, Tomáš Hroch, Leta A. Megerssa, Veronika Kopačková, David Buriánek, Ameha Muluneh, Radka Kalinová, Miheret Yakob, and Muluken Kassa

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This study combines field geological and geohazard mapping with remote sensing data. Geostatistical analysis evaluated precipitation, land use, vegetation density, rock mass strength, and tectonics. Contrasting tectonic and climatic setting of the Main Ethiopian Rift and uplifted Ethiopian Plateau have major impacts on the distribution of landslides.
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