Lahar hazard assessment using Titan2D for an alluvial fan with rapidly changing geomorphology: Whangaehu River, Mt. Ruapehu

Geomorphology

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 162-174

  Procter, J N ^a   Cronin, S J ^a   Fuller, I C ^a   Sheridan, M ^b   Neall, V E ^a   Keys, H ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bund; Hazard; Lahar; Ruapehu; Titan2D; Training dike

Indexed keywords

AGGRADATION; ALLUVIAL FAN; AVULSION; CATCHMENT; CHANNEL FLOW; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAHAR;

CRATER LAKE; MANAWATU-WANGANUI; MOUNT RUAPEHU; MOUNT TONGARIRO; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75749131013     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.10.016     Document Type: Article

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