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Rheologic inferences from high water marks of debris flows
Author(s) -
Glaze L. S.,
Baloga S. M.,
BarnouinJha O. S.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2002gl014757
Subject(s) - debris flow , debris , geology , flow (mathematics) , volume (thermodynamics) , character (mathematics) , hydrology (agriculture) , mechanics , geotechnical engineering , oceanography , geometry , physics , mathematics , thermodynamics
High water marks left by water rich debris flows can be used to constrain the rheologic character of the flow. A simplified time‐dependent model based on the conservation of flow volume is used to illustrate the approach. An example from Madison County, Virginia is shown.