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The October 1999 Mt Adams rock avalanche and subsequent landslide dam‐break flood and effects in Poerua river, Westland, New Zealand

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Pages 683-705 | Received 01 Dec 2004, Accepted 19 Aug 2005, Published online: 22 Sep 2010

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