Forest fire, bank strength and channel instability: The 'unusual' response of Fishtrap Creek, British Columbia

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1167-1183

  Eaton, B C ^a   Moore, R D ^a   Giles, T R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bank erosion; Forest fire; Gravel bed steam; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

BANK EROSION; BANK STRENGTH; BED MORPHOLOGY; BRITISH COLUMBIA; BURNT AREAS; CHANNEL INSTABILITIES; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; COMMON MODE; DELAYED RESPONSE; DRAINAGE BASIN; FLOW REGIMES; FOREST FIRES; GRAVEL BED STEAM; INTERNAL INSTABILITY; MORPHOLOGIC CHANGES; PEAK FLOWS; POST-FIRE; REFERENCE STREAMS; SEDIMENT SUPPLY; SNOWMELT; STREAM CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; STREAMFLOW CHANGES; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS;

CATCHMENTS; DEFORESTATION; EROSION; GRAVEL; HYDRAULICS; MORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STREAM FLOW;

FIRES;

BANK EROSION; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; DRAINAGE BASIN; FOREST FIRE; GRAVEL BED STREAM; PEAK FLOW; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SNOWMELT; STREAMFLOW; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ANATOMY; DECAY; DEFORESTATION; EROSION; FOREST FIRES; HYDRAULICS; ROOTS; SEDIMENTS; STREAM FLOW;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 77955742745     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1946     Document Type: Article

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