Evidence for catastrophic volcanic debris flows in Pemberton Valley, British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 679-689

  Simpson, K A ^a   Stasiuk, M ^a   Shimamura, K ^a   Clague, J J ^b   Friele, P ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Cordilleran Geoscience ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MINERALOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VOLCANOES;

GIS-BASED MODELLING PROGRAM; VOLCANIC DEBRIS FLOW;

GEOLOGY;

DEBRIS FLOW; GIS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33750222076     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E06-026     Document Type: Article

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