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Assessment and prediction of debris-flow hazards Assessment and prediction of debris-flow hazards
Study of debris-flow geomorphology and initiation mechanism has led to better understanding of debris-flow processes. This paper reviews how this understanding is used in current techniques for assessment and prediction of debris-flow hazards.
Authors
Gerald F. Wieczorek
Water fact sheet, history of landslides and debris flows at Mount Rainier Water fact sheet, history of landslides and debris flows at Mount Rainier
Many landslides and debris flows have originated from Mount Rainier since the retreat of glaciers from Puget Sound about 10,000 years ago. The recurrent instability is due to several factors--height of the steep-sided volcanic cone, frequent volcanic activity, continuous weakening of rock by steam and hot, chemical-laden water, and exposure of unstable areas as the mountains glaciers...
Authors
K. M. Scott, J.W. Vallance
Kinematics of the Aspen Grove landslide, Ephraim Canyon, central Utah Kinematics of the Aspen Grove landslide, Ephraim Canyon, central Utah
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Authors
Rex L. Baum, Robert W. Fleming, Arvid M. Johnson
Landslides caused by the Klamath Falls, Oregon, earthquakes of September 20, 1993 Landslides caused by the Klamath Falls, Oregon, earthquakes of September 20, 1993
The Klamath Falls earthquakes caused landslides throughout an area of about 420 sq km and as far as about 29 km from the epicenter, a distribution that is typical for magnitude 6 earthquakes (see graphs on following pages). Most of the landslides were rock falls or shallow, highly disrupted rock slides from roadcuts, quarries, and steep bluff faces. Such landslides are also among the...
Authors
D. K. Keefer, R. L. Schuster
A rainfall intensity-duration threshold for landslides in a humid- tropical environment, Puerto Rico A rainfall intensity-duration threshold for landslides in a humid- tropical environment, Puerto Rico
Landslides are triggered by factors such as heavy rainfall, seismic activity, and construction on hillslopes. The leading cause of landslides in Puerto Rico is intense and/or prolonged rainfall. A rainfall threshold for rainfall-triggered landsliding is delimited by 256 storms that occurred between 1959 and 1991 in the central mountains of Puerto Rico, where mean annual rainfall is close...
Authors
M. C. Larsen, A. Simon
Landslides triggered by Hurricane Hugo in eastern Puerto Rico, September 1989 Landslides triggered by Hurricane Hugo in eastern Puerto Rico, September 1989
On the morning of September 18, 1989, a category-four hurricane struck eastern Puerto Rico with a sustained wind speed in excess of 46 m/s. The 24-h rainfall accumulation from the hurricane ranged from 100 to 339 mm. Average rainfall intensities ranging from 34 to 39 mm/h were calculated for 4 and 6 h periods, respectively, at a rain gage equipped with satellite telemetry, and at an...
Authors
Matthew C. Larsen, Angel J. Torres-Sanchez
The National Landslide Information Center; data to reduce landslide damage The National Landslide Information Center; data to reduce landslide damage
Almost every day a landslide disasters occurs somewhere in the world. Nearly any time there is heavy rainfall, an earthquake, a volcanic eruption, strong wave action on a shoreline, or some ill-considered alteration of sloping land by humans, landslides occur. In a world of persistent and increasing construction on and occupation of hillslopes, canyons, and coastal bluffs, landslides are...
Authors
W. M. Brown
Analysis of geomagnetic secular variation during 1980-1985 and 1985- 1990, and geomagnetic models proposed for the 1991 revision of the International Geomagnetic Reference Field Analysis of geomagnetic secular variation during 1980-1985 and 1985- 1990, and geomagnetic models proposed for the 1991 revision of the International Geomagnetic Reference Field
The secular variation of the main geomagnetic field during the periods 1980-1985 and 1985-1990 was analyzed in terms of spherical harmonics up to the eighth degree and order. Data from worldwide magnetic observatories and the Navy's Project MAGNET aerial surveys were used. The resulting pair of secular-variation models was used to update the Definitive Geomagnetic Reference Field (DGRF)...
Authors
N.W. Peddie
The directory of the World Landslide Inventory The directory of the World Landslide Inventory
No abstract available.
Authors
William M. Brown, D.M. Cruden, Judith S. Denison
Digital elevation models for Slumgullion landslide, Hinsdale County, Colorado based on 1985 and 1990 aerial photography Digital elevation models for Slumgullion landslide, Hinsdale County, Colorado based on 1985 and 1990 aerial photography
No abstract available.
Authors
Philip S. Powers, David J. Varnes, William Z. Savage
Faulting, structural damage, liquefaction, and landslides from the Luzon, Philippines earthquake of July 16, 1990; slide set and bibliography Faulting, structural damage, liquefaction, and landslides from the Luzon, Philippines earthquake of July 16, 1990; slide set and bibliography
No abstract available.
Authors
Gerald F. Wieczorek, Christopher G. Newhall, Leif G. Wennerberg
Digital elevation models for Slumgullion landslide, Hinsdale County, Colorado based on 1985 and 1990 aerial photography Digital elevation models for Slumgullion landslide, Hinsdale County, Colorado based on 1985 and 1990 aerial photography
No abstract available.
Authors
Philip S. Powers, David J. Varnes, William Z. Savage