Parameterization of a numerical 2-D debris flow model with entrainment: A case study of the Faucon catchment, Southern French Alps

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3075-3090

  Hussin, H Y ^a   Quan Luna, B ^b   Van Westen, C J ^c   Christen, M ^d   Malet, J P ^e   Van Asch, Th W J ^f  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG EOST   (France)

^f UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DEBRIS FLOW; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RHEOLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE; ALPS; BARCELONNETTE BASIN; FRANCE; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR;

EID: 84867770393     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-12-3075-2012     Document Type: Article

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