Direct measurements of the hydrologic conditions leading up to and during post-fire debris flow in Southern California, USA

International Conference on Debris-Flow Hazards Mitigation: Mechanics, Prediction, and Assessment, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 685-694

  Kean, Jason W ^a   Staley, Dennis M ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Debris flow; Fire; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL EROSION; DEBRIS FLOWS; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; FIRE FREQUENCIES; FLOW RESPONSE; HILLSLOPES; HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS; MONITORING SITES; MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN; POST-FIRE; SEDIMENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL-WATER CONTENT; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; STUDY SITES; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; WINTER STORMS;

FIRES; HAZARDS; LANDFORMS; MONITORING; SEDIMENTS; STORMS; WATERSHEDS;

DEBRIS;

EID: 80755180495     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4408/IJEGE.2011-03.B-075     Document Type: Conference Paper

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