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Creating a Debris Flow Susceptibility Model for Great Britain: a GIS Based Approach

Bee, E.J.; Dashwood, C.; Pennington, C.; Lee, K.. 2017 Creating a Debris Flow Susceptibility Model for Great Britain: a GIS Based Approach. [Poster] In: BGS Science Festival 2017, Nottingham, UK, 7- 8 Dec 2017. British Geological Survey. (Unpublished)

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The term debris flow refers to the rapid downslope flow of poorly-sorted debris mixed with water (Ballantyne, 2004). Debris flows are described by (Hungr et al., 2014) as: “very rapid to extremely rapid surging flow of saturated debris in a steep channel. Strong entrainment of material and water from the flow path”. They are a widespread phenomenon in mountainous terrain and are distinct from other types of landslides as they can occur periodically on established paths, usually gullies and first- or second-order drainage channels. Debris flows in Great Britain are most commonly found in upland Scotland but also in parts of Wales and the Lake District.

Item Type: Publication - Conference Item (Poster)
Date made live: 12 Dec 2017 15:17 +0 (UTC)
URI: https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518644

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