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Debris-flow Hazards and Related Phenomena

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Hungr, O. (2005). Classification and terminology. In: Debris-flow Hazards and Related Phenomena. Springer Praxis Books. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27129-5_2

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