Open AccessRESEARCH FOCUS: Infrequent, large-magnitude debris flows are important agents of landscape change
Author(s) -
Scott McCoy
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
geology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.609
H-Index - 215
eISSN - 1943-2682
pISSN - 0091-7613
DOI - 10.1130/focus052015.1
Subject(s) - geology , debris flow , debris , magnitude (astronomy) , sediment , focus (optics) , earth science , physical geography , geomorphology , hydrology (agriculture) , oceanography , geography , geotechnical engineering , physics , astronomy , optics
How do surface processes shape the landscapes in which we live? Is it the every-day flow of rivers that gently, yet persistently, erodes and transports sediment from highlands to ocean basins, dissecting the land surface into networks of ridges and valleys? Or is it cataclysmic events of incredible
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