Landslide initiation, runout, and deposition within clearcuts and old-growth forests of Alaska

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-30

  Johnson, A C ^a   Swanston, D N ^b   McGee, K E ^c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b College of Forest Engineering ^*  (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Anadromous fish; Debris flows; Deglaciated valleys; Erosion and deposition; Land use planning; Landslides; Woody debris

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; EROSION; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; REGIONAL PLANNING; RUNOFF; VEGETATION;

WOODY DEBRIS;

LANDSLIDES;

CLEARCUTTING; DEBRIS FLOW; LANDSLIDE; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; RUNOFF; STORM;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034063371     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2000.tb04245.x     Document Type: Article

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