Debris flows in Glacier National Park, Montana: Geomorphology and hazards

Geomorphology

Volumn 55, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 317-328

  Wilkerson, Forrest D ^a   Schmid, Ginger L ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Debris flows; Frequency; Hazard; Magnitude

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; DEBRIS FLOW; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; REGOLITH; SLOPE STABILITY; STORM; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK; MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141975913     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(03)00147-8     Document Type: Article

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