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Rainfall thresholds in San Francisco Bay Area (sorted by Threshold type)

NationZoneThreshold typeLandslide codeEquationRangeNotesReferenceImage
USASan Francisco Bay AreaEShE > 254 mmn.a.Greater propensity for landslidesMark and Newman cited in Cannon SH, Ellen SD (1985) Rainfall conditions for abundant debris avalanches, San Francisco Bay region, California. Calif Geol 38: 267–272Graphic
USASan Francisco Bay AreaIDDI = 6.9+38×D-1.002 < D < 24High MAPCannon SH, Ellen SD (1985) Rainfall conditions for abundant debris avalanches, San Francisco Bay region, California. Calif Geol 38: 267–272Graphic
USASan Francisco Bay AreaIDDI = 2.5+300×D-2.005.5 < D < 24Low MAPCannon SH, Ellen SD (1985) Rainfall conditions for abundant debris avalanches, San Francisco Bay region, California. Calif Geol 38: 267–272Graphic
USASan Francisco Bay AreaIMAPDDD = 46.1-3.6·103×IMAP + 7.4·104×IMAP21 < D < 24n.a.Cannon SH (1988) Regional rainfall-threshold conditions for abundant debris-flow activity. In: Landslides, Floods, and Marine Effects of the Etorm of January 3-5, 1982, in the San Francisco Bay Region, California (Ellen SD, Wieczorek GF, eds). US Geological Survey Professional Paper 1434, 35-42Graphic




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