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Mass Wasting

Mass Wasting is the downslope movement of soil, rock, and debris under the influence of gravity, distinguished from other surficial processes by the absence of a transporting medium such as water or ice.

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Slope Movement

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Numerical modelling of floating debris in the world’s oceans

Laurent Lebreton, S.D. Greer, J. C. Borrero · Marine Pollution Bulletin · 2012 · 842 citations

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The angle of reach as a mobility index for small and large landslides

Jordi Corominas · Canadian Geotechnical Journal · 1996 · 613 citations

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Hydraulic-mining debris in the Sierra Nevada

G. K. Gilbert · USGS professional paper · 1917 · 548 citations · Full text

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Mass wasting triggered by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake is greater than orogenic growth

Robert N. Parker, Alexander L. Densmore, Marcello de Michele et al. · Nature Geoscience · 2011 · 531 citations · Full text

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Supply and Removal of Sediment in a Landslide‐Dominated Mountain Belt: Central Range, Taiwan

Niels Hovius, C. P. Stark, Chu Hao‐Tsu et al. · The Journal of Geology · 2000 · 444 citations

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    J. M. Moore

    Ames Research Center, United States

    5 publications · 367 citations

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  2. JA
    J. A. Grant

    Smithsonian Institution, United States

    5 publications · 429 citations

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  3. AS
    A. S. McEwen

    University of Arizona, United States

    4 publications · 466 citations

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  4. EH
    Ernst Hauber

    Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR), Germany

    4 publications · 301 citations

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  5. RQ
    Rui Quartau

    University of Lisbon, Portugal

    4 publications · 208 citations

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Institutions

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  1. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    22 h-index

    81 publications

    9.8K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    17 h-index

    55 publications

    3.6K citations

  3. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    10 h-index

    50 publications

    7.6K citations

  4. Astrogeology Science Center

    Flagstaff, United States

    10 h-index

    46 publications

    7.4K citations

  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    9 h-index

    24 publications

    1K citations

  6. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    9 h-index

    14 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    8 h-index

    46 publications

    7.7K citations

  8. Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)

    Cologne, Germany

    8 h-index

    29 publications

    3.3K citations

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  1. Geomorphology

    20 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 14 publications · 1.5K citations

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  3. Icarus

    13 publications · 808 citations

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  4. Marine Geology

    14 publications · 626 citations

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  5. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

    14 publications · 903 citations

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