Empirical models to predict the volumes of debris flows generated by recently burned basins in the western U.S.

Geomorphology

Volumn 96, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 339-354

  Gartner, Joseph E ^a   Cannon, Susan H ^a   Santi, Paul M ^b   Dewolfe, Victor G ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Debris flow; Hazard assessment; Multiple regression; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; DRAINAGE BASIN; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETENTION; ROCK PROPERTY; WILDFIRE;

CALIFORNIA; COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 41149165905     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.02.033     Document Type: Article

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