Morphology and sedimentology of a complex debris flow in a clay-shale basin

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 339-348

  Remaître, Alexandre ^a   Malet, Jean Philippe ^a,b   Maquaire, Olivier ^a  

^a UMR 7063   (France)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clay shale basin; Contributing areas; Debris flows; Granular flow; Muddy flow

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEBRIS; HAZARDS; MORPHOLOGY; RHEOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHALE; WATERSHEDS;

ALLUVIAL FANS; CLAY-SHALE BASIN; DEBRIS FLOW; TORRENTIAL WATERSHEDS;

CATCHMENTS;

DEBRIS FLOW; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SHALE;

EID: 15844384003     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1161     Document Type: Article

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