The morphometric and stratigraphic framework for estimates of debris flow incidence in the North Cascades foothills, Washington State, USA

Geomorphology

Volumn 99, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 224-245

  Kovanen, Dori J ^a   Slaymaker, Olav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Debris flow basins; Frequency; North Cascades; Pacific Northwest

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW; HOLOCENE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MORPHOMETRY; NATURAL HAZARD; RECURRENCE INTERVAL; SEDIMENTATION; STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 44749093351     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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