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Threshold typeThreshold codeDescription
RRDaily rainfall (R)



Thresholds sorted by Continent

ContinentNationZoneThreshold typeLandslide codeEquationRangeNotesReferenceImage
AsiaJapanHokkaido IslandRAR > 200 mmn.a.n.a.Endo T (1970) Probable distribution of the amount of rainfall causing landslides. Annual report, Hokkaido Branch, Govern. Forest Experiment Station, Sapporo, 123-136Graphic
EuropeItalySarno, CampaniaRAR > 55 mmn.a.For saturated pyroclastic soils, lower thresholdBiafiore M, Braca G, De Blasio A, Martone M, Onorati G, Tranfaglia G (2002) Il monitoraggio ambientale dei territori campani a rischio di frane e di alluvioni: lo sviluppo della rete idropluviometrica del Servizio Idrografico e Mareografico Nazionale. Unpublished report.Graphic
EuropeItalySarno, CampaniaRAR > 75 mmn.a.For saturated pyroclastic soils, upper thresholdBiafiore M, Braca G, De Blasio A, Martone M, Onorati G, Tranfaglia G (2002) Il monitoraggio ambientale dei territori campani a rischio di frane e di alluvioni: lo sviluppo della rete idropluviometrica del Servizio Idrografico e Mareografico Nazionale. Unpublished report.Graphic
EuropeSpainLlobregat valley, Pyrenees MountainsRSh, DR > 160-200 mmn.a.Absence of antecedent rainCorominas J, Moya J (1996) Historical landslides in the Eastern Pyrenees and their relation to rainy events. In: Landslides (Chacon J, Irigaray C, Fernandez T, eds). Rotterdam: A.A. Balkema, 125-132Graphic
North AmericaUSAAlamanda CountyRAR > 180 mmn.a.n.a.Nilsen TH, Taylor FA, Brabb EE (1976) Recent landslides in Alamanda County, California (1940-71). US Geological Survey Bul 1398Graphic
North AmericaUSALos Angeles AreaRAR > 235 mmn.a.n.a.Campbell RH (1975) Soil slips, debris flows, and rainstorms in the Santa Monica Mountains and vicinity, southern California. In: US Geological Survey Professional Paper 851. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 51 ppGraphic




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