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The Impact of the Wenchuan Earthquake on Birth Outcomes

open access: yes, 2009
Earthquakes and other catastrophic events frequently occurring worldwide can be considered as outliers and cause a growing and urgent need to improve our understanding of the negative effects imposed by such disasters.
Tan Cong E.   +7 more
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Atlas of Wenchuan-Earthquake Geohazards:Analysis of co-seismic and post-seismic Geohazards in the area affected by the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake

open access: yes, 2018
This atlas provides basic information and overviews of the occurrence of co-seismic landslides, the subsequent rainstorm-induced debris flows, and the methods used for hazard and risk assessment in the Wenchuan-earthquake affected area.
van Westen, C.J.; id_orcid, Tang, Chuan
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Water, soil and nutrient losses caused by Wenchuan Earthquake: a case study in Pengzhou

open access: yes, 2013
Wenchuan Earthquake triggered a large number of geological hazards, dramatically stimulating soil erosion. This study was carried out in Pengzhou County, Sichuan Province.
Shi, Fusun   +7 more
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Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms of Chinese Rural Children and Adolescents Surviving the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake Assessed Using CRIES

open access: yes, 2014
Posttraumatic stress symptoms in Chinese rural children and adolescents were examined after the May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. Analysis showed that three factors were identified, namely, avoidance, intrusion, and arousal, resembling those in the studies ...
Duan, Xiaoju, Shi, Jiannong, Tao, Ting
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Hillslope memory and spatial and temporal distributions of earthquake-induced landslides [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Large earthquakes commonly trigger widespread and destructive landsliding. However, current approaches to modeling regional-scale landslide activity do not account for the temporal evolution of progressive failure in brittle hillslope materials ...
PARKER, ROBERT,NEVILLE
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IMPACT OF EARTHQUAKE ON DEBRIS FLOWS — A CASE STUDY ON THE WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE

open access: yes, 2011
This paper describes a study about the impact of earthquakes on debris flows with a focus on the Great Wenchuan Earthquake 2008 in China. The land form, precipitation, and source material are the three key factors for debris flow initiation in the ...
NING-SHENG CHEN   +6 more
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