We evaluated the ability of three debris-flow runout models (RAMMS, FLO2D and D-Claw) to
predict the number of damaged buildings in simulations of the 9 January 2019 Montecito, California, debris-flow event. Observations of building damage after the event were combined with OpenStreetMap building footprints to construct a database of all potentially impacted buildings. At the estimated event volume, all models overpredict the number of damaged buildings by a factor of 1.5–3.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Title | Runout model evaluation based on back-calculation of building damage |
| DOI | 10.1051/e3sconf/202341507001 |
| Authors | Katherine R. Barnhart, Jason W. Kean |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Index ID | 70247852 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Geologic Hazards Science Center |