Title | Debris flows: behaviour and hazard assessment |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Authors | Iverson, Richard M. |
Secondary Title | Geology Today |
Volume | 30 |
Issue | 1 |
Pagination | p.15-20 |
Date Published | 2014, Jan.-Feb. |
Call Number | OSU Libraries: Electronic Subscirption |
Keywords | coastal hazards. Precipitation, erosion, geology, landslides, paleosciences, Scottsburg (Or.), sediments, Umpqua River |
Notes | This is a layperson-friendly explanation of landslides and debris flows – what they are, why they happen, and the tools scientists use to model them and predict when they will occur. The article includes an illustration of a potential hazard site on the Umpqua River near Scottsburg. |
DOI | 10.1111/gto.12037 |