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09 Oct 2019
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Reconstruction of river valley evolution before and after the emplacement of the giant Seymareh rock avalanche (Zagros Mts., Iran)
Michele Delchiaro
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Marta Della Seta
Department of Earth Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Salvatore Martino
Department of Earth Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Maryam Dehbozorgi
Department of Earth Science, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
Reza Nozaem
School of Geology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Short summary
This study provides insights into the causes and effects of the largest landslide and related damming that occurred on the emerged Earth surface. Understanding the hazard conditions is important for refining risk mitigation strategies for extreme landslide scenarios. We mapped and dated lacustrine and fluvial terrace sediments constraining the evolutionary model of the valley, thus providing the basis for future studies on the possible seismic trigger for such an extreme case study.
This study provides insights into the causes and effects of the largest landslide and related...
