A rationale for effective post-fire debris flow mitigation within forested terrain

Abstract Watersheds recently burned by wildfires are recognized as having an increased susceptibility to debris flow occurrence. The great majority occur within the first 2 years following wildfires. These debris flows are generated primarily through the process of progressive entrainment of materia...

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Main Author: Jerome V. De Graff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-05-01
Series:Geoenvironmental Disasters
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40677-018-0099-z