Thursday 21 November 2024




Rainfall thresholds in Hong Kong, sorted by Zone

NationZoneThreshold typeLandslide codeEquationRangeNotesReferenceImage
Hong Kongn.a.A(d), RSA(15d) > 50 mm and R > 50 mmn.a.Minor eventsLumb P (1975) Slope failure in Hong Kong. Q J Eng Geol 8:31-65Graphic
Hong Kongn.a.A(d), RSA(15d) > 200 mm and R > 100 mmn.a.Severe eventsLumb P (1975) Slope failure in Hong Kong. Q J Eng Geol 8:31-65Graphic
Hong Kongn.a.A(d), RSA(15d) > 350 mm and R > 100 mmn.a.Very severe eventsLumb P (1975) Slope failure in Hong Kong. Q J Eng Geol 8:31-65Graphic
Hong Kongn.a.IDDI = 41.83 ×D-0.581 < D < 12n.a.Jibson RW (1989) Debris flow in southern Porto Rico. Geological Society of America, Special Paper 236, 29–55Graphic
Hong Kongn.a.IMAPDDIMAP = 0.02×D-0.681 < D < 12n.a.Jibson RW (1989) Debris flow in southern Porto Rico. Geological Society of America, Special Paper 236, 29–55Graphic




[Home] [All Thresholds] [Geography] [Threshold type] [Landslide type] [Extent]

Site by Vinicio Balducci - Copyright © 2023 CNR IRPI - All Rights Reserved

Credits