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Session No. 156
Tuesday, 2 November 2010: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Mile High Ballroom 4AB (Colorado Convention Center)

T33. Debris Flows: From Hazard Mitigation to Landscape Evolution

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Engineering Geology Division

 

Scott W. McCoy, Jason W. Kean and Leslie Hsu, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
A LOW-COST METHOD TO MEASURE THE TIMING OF POST-FIRE DEBRIS FLOWS AND FLASH FLOODS
LEEPER, Robert J.1, KEAN, Jason W.2 and STALEY, Dennis M.2, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 525 South Wilson Ave, Pasadena, CA 91106, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, rleeper@usgs.gov, rleeper@usgs.gov
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8:20 AM
CHALK CREEK VALLEY, COLORADO: A NATURAL DEBRIS FLOW LABORATORY
COE, Jeffrey A.1, KEAN, Jason W.2, MCCOY, Scott W.3, STALEY, Dennis M.2, WASKLEWICZ, Thad A.4 and TUCKER, Gregory E.5, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, (3)CIRES & Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Campus Box 399, 2200 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, (4)Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment, East Carolina University, A-227 Brewster Building, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, (5)CIRES and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Campus Box 399, 2200 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, jcoe@usgs.gov, jcoe@usgs.gov
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8:35 AM
IN SITU MEASUREMENTS OF SEDIMENT ENTRAINMENT FROM THE HEADWATERS OF A NATURAL DEBRIS-FLOW BASIN
MCCOY, Scott W., CIRES & Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Campus Box 399, 2200 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, KEAN, Jason W., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, COE, Jeffrey A., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225-0046, TUCKER, Gregory E., CIRES & Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, 2200 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, STALEY, Dennis, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS 966, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225 and WASKLEWICZ, Thad.A., Department of Geography, East Carolina University, A-227 Brewster Building, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, Scott.Mccoy@Colorado.EDU, Scott.Mccoy@Colorado.EDU
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8:50 AM
FIELD MEASUREMENTS OF DEBRIS FLOW PROPERTIES AND CHANNEL-BED ELEVATION CHANGE
MCARDELL, Brian W., WSL Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Zuercherstrasse 111, Birmensdorf, CH-8903, Switzerland and BERGER, Catherine, WSL Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Zuercherstrasse 111, CH-8903, Switzerland, mcardell@wsl.ch, mcardell@wsl.ch
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9:10 AM
MECHANISM OF DEBRIS-FLOW MOMENTUM GROWTH DURING ENTRAINMENT OF WET BED SEDIMENT
IVERSON, Richard M.1, REID, Mark E.2, LOGAN, Matthew1, LAHUSEN, Richard G.1, GODT, Jonathan W.3 and GRISWOLD, Julia P.1, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Cascades Volcano Observatory, 1300 SE Cardinal Ct. #100, Vancouver, WA 98683, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd., MS 910, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046 MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, riverson@usgs.gov, riverson@usgs.gov
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9:30 AM
THE FLUCTUATING COMPONENT OF BASAL NORMAL FORCE GENERATED BY DEBRIS FLOWS
HSU, Leslie, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, Earth & Marine Sci, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, DIETRICH, William E., Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, UC Berkeley, 307 McCone Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-4768 and SKLAR, Leonard S., Department of Geosciences, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132, lhsu@pmc.ucsc.edu, lhsu@pmc.ucsc.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
FIELD METHODS FOR PREDICTING SOIL MOBILITY
MCKENNA, Jonathan P., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, M.S. 966, Denver, CO 80225-0046, SANTI, Paul M., Dept Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401 and BAUM, Rex L., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046 MS 966, Denver, CO 80225-0046, jmckenna@usgs.gov, jmckenna@usgs.gov
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10:15 AM
EPISODICITY AND GEOLOGIC TIMESCALES: IMPLICATIONS OF DEBRIS FLOWS FOR LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION
LANCASTER, Stephen T., Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University, 104 Wilkinson Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, GRANT, Gordon E., Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR 97331-8550, TUCKER, Gregory E., CIRES and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Campus Box 399, 2200 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, FRUEH, Walter Terry, Geosciences, Oregon State U, 104 Wilkinson/Geosciences Dept, Corvallis, OR 97331, MCCOY, Scott W., CIRES & Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Campus Box 399, 2200 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309-0399 and WHITTAKER, Alexander C., Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College, London, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, Stephen.Lancaster@geo.oregonstate.edu, Stephen.Lancaster@geo.oregonstate.edu
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10:35 AM
COMPARISON OF DEBRIS-FLOW VOLUMES FROM BURNED AND UNBURNED AREAS
SANTI, Paul, Department of Geology & Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, psanti@mines.edu, psanti@mines.edu
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10:50 AM
PREDICTING DEBRIS-FLOW CHANNEL YIELD RATES IN RECENTLY BURNED, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DRAINAGE BASINS
GARTNER, Joseph E., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 966, DFC, Denver, CO 80225, CANNON, Susan H., U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, Mail Stop 966, Denver, CO 80225-0046 and SANTI, Paul M., Dept Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, jegartner@usgs.gov, jegartner@usgs.gov
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11:05 AM
ESTIMATING POTENTIAL POST-WILDFIRE DEBRIS-FLOW CHARACTERISTICS IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS OF COLORADO, USA
ELLIOTT, John G., Research Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Discipline, Box 25046, MS 415, DFC, Lakewood, CO 80225, jelliott@usgs.gov, jelliott@usgs.gov
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11:20 AM
DEBRIS-FLOW HAZARDS IN EL SALVADOR—A DIFFICULT PROBLEM AND SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY
MAJOR, Jon J.1, GODT, Jonathan W.2, SCHWEIG, Eugene S.3, DIAZ, Manuel4 and ESCOBAR, C. Demetrio4, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Cascades Volcano Observatory, 1300 SE Cardinal Court #100, Vancouver, WA 98683, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046 MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, (3)US Geological Survey, Box 25046 Denver Federal Center MS 980, Denver, CO 80225, (4)Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales, San Salvadore, El Salvador, jjmajor@usgs.gov, jjmajor@usgs.gov
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11:35 AM
DEVELOPING DEBRIS FLOW HAZARD ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY IN HONG KONG, CHINA
DEE, Seth M., Fugro William Lettis and Associates, 1726 Cole Boulevard, Suite 230, Golden, CO 80401, CLAHAN, Kevin B., Fugro (Hong Kong) Limited, Fugro William Lettis & Associates, 7/F., Guardian House, 32 Oi Kwan Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong and KRUG, Kate D., Fugro William Lettis & Associates, 7F Guardian House, 32 Oi Kwan Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong, dee@lettis.com, dee@lettis.com
 
11:50 AM
Concluding Remarks
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