Grain-size segregation and levee formation in geophysical mass flows

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Johnson, C G ^a,b   Kokelaar, B P ^c   Iverson, R M ^d   Logan, M ^d   Lahusen, R G ^d   Gray, J M N T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; DEBRIS FLOW; GEOPHYSICS; GRAIN SIZE; LEVEE; PARTICLE SIZE; PEBBLE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR FLOW; TRACER; VELOCITY PROFILE;

EID: 84859132439     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JF002185     Document Type: Article

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