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  1. Head of Landslides Department, International Centre for Geohazards, Geological Survey of Norway, Leiv Eirikssons vei 39, Trondheim, 7491, NO, Norway

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Hermanns, R.L. (2013). Landslide Dam. In: Bobrowsky, P.T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4399-4_213

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