Session No. 10
Tuesday, 24 May 2005: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
S5. Mudslide Mania—Characteristics and Geologic Investigations of Debris Flows and Alluvial Fans in the Rocky Mountain Region I
David C. Noe and Paul M. Santi, Conveners
8:00 AM
DEBRIS FLOWS - BASIC MORPHOLOGIES AND PROCESSES
SANTI, Paul M., DEWOLFE, Victor G. and HIGGINS, Jerry D., Dept Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, psanti@mines.edu, psanti@mines.edu
8:40 AM
DEBRIS FLOW DISTRIBUTION AND HISTORY IN COLORADO
NOE, David C., Colorado Geol Survey, 1313 Sherman St., Rm. 715, Denver, CO 80203 and ROGERS, William P., 5415 W Iliff Dr Apt 101, Lakewood, CO 80227-3989, dave.noe@state.co.us, dave.noe@state.co.us
9:20 AM
DEBRIS-FLOW TRIGGERS, THRESHOLDS, AND INITIATION MECHANISMS IN THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST
COE, Jeffrey A., U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 966, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, jcoe@usgs.gov, jcoe@usgs.gov
9:40 AM
CRITICAL DEBRIS FLOW ANALYSIS PARAMETERS - VELOCITY
LEMMERMAN, Angela K., SANTI, Paul M. and PROCHASKA, Adam K., Dept Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, alemmerm@mines.edu, alemmerm@mines.edu
10:00 AM
CRITICAL DEBRIS FLOW ANALYSIS PARAMETERS - YIELD STRENGTH AND VISCOSITY
SOULE, Nathan C.1, SANTI, Paul M.
2 and PROCHASKA, Adam K.
2, (1)Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1600 Maple, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Dept Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, nsoule@mines.edu, nsoule@mines.edu
10:40 AM
THE WILDFIRE - DEBRIS FLOW CONNECTION IN THE U.S. INTERMOUNTAIN WEST
CANNON, Susan H.1, GARTNER, Joseph E.
1, RUPERT, Michael G.
2 and MICHAEL, John A.
1, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, DFC, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, 201 W. 8th Street, Pueblo, CO 81003-308, cannon@usgs.gov, cannon@usgs.gov
11:00 AM
INVESTIGATIONS OF DEBRIS FLOWS FOLLOWING THE 2002 MISSIONARY RIDGE WILDFIRE
GLEASON, J. Andrew, Colorado Geological Survey, 1313 Sherman St Room 715, Denver, CO 80203 and NOE, David C., Colorado Geological Survey, 1313 Sherman St Room 715, Denver, 80203, andy.gleason@state.co.us, andy.gleason@state.co.us