The effects of vegetative ash on infiltration capacity, sediment transport, and the generation of progressively bulked debris flows

Geomorphology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 666-673

  Gabet, Emmanuel J ^a   Sternberg, Paul ^b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ash; Debris flow; Erosion; Fire; Natural hazard; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

ASH; DEBRIS FLOW; EROSION RATE; EROSIVITY; FLASH FLOOD; FOREST FIRE; INFILTRATION; MOUNTAIN REGION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TERRAIN;

EID: 52749093585     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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