Field measurement of basal forces generated by erosive debris flows

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 589-602

  McCoy, S W ^a,b   Tucker, G E ^a   Kean, J W ^c   Coe, J A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

bedrock incision; debris flow; erosion; impact force

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; CHANNEL FLOW; DEBRIS FLOW; EROSION; EROSIVITY; FIELD METHOD; GRAIN SIZE; PROBABILITY; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 84880662160     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrf.20041     Document Type: Article

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