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Characterizing the spatial variations and correlations of large rainstorms for landslide study
Liang Gao
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong
Kong
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong
Kong
Mengqian Lu
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong
Kong
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Meng Lu, Jie Zhang, Lulu Zhang, and Limin Zhang
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Ping Shen, Limin Zhang, Hongxin Chen, and Ruilin Fan
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B. A. Botero and F. Francés
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Rainfall is the primary trigger of landslides. However, the rainfall intensity is not uniform in space, which causes more landslides in the area of intense rainfall. The primary objective of this paper is to quantify spatial correlation characteristics of three landslide-triggering large storms in Hong Kong. The spatial maximum rolling rainfall is represented by a trend surface and a random field of residuals. The scales of fluctuation of the residuals are found between 5 km and 30 km.
Rainfall is the primary trigger of landslides. However, the rainfall intensity is not uniform in...