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The 1513 Monte Crenone rock avalanche: numerical model and geomorphological analysis
Alessandro De Pedrini
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts
of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Campus Mendrisio, 6850 Mendrisio,
Switzerland
Christian Ambrosi
Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts
of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Campus Mendrisio, 6850 Mendrisio,
Switzerland
Cristian Scapozza
Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts
of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Campus Mendrisio, 6850 Mendrisio,
Switzerland
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Short summary
The Monte Crenone rock avalanche of 1513 is well known on the southern side of the Alps because in 1515 it generated the largest inundation that has occurred in Switzerland in the Common Era, the Buzza di Biasca. New geological and historical observations allowed the setup of a numerical model of this major event, permitting a better definition of the chain of consequences that affected the alluvial plain of the river Ticino from Biasca to Lake Maggiore between the 16th and the 19th century.
The Monte Crenone rock avalanche of 1513 is well known on the southern side of the Alps because...
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