GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 216
Tuesday, 24 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Skagit 5 (The Conference Center)

T246. Weather-Induced Landslides, Debris Flows, and Rock Fall

GSA Environmental & Engineering Geology Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division
Benjamin B. Mirus, Mark E. Reid, Stephen L. Slaughter and Rex L. Baum, Advocates
8:00 AM
A REGIONAL MODEL OF LANDSLIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY USING LANDLAB AND MACRO-SCALE HYDROLOGIC SIMULATIONS
STRAUCH, Ronda1, ISTANBULLUOGLU, Erkan1, SIDDHARTHA NUDURUPATI, Sai1 and BANDARAGODA, Christina2, (1)Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, 201 More Hall, Box 352700, Seattle, WA 98195-2700, (2)Seattle, WA 98195, rstrauch@uw.edu
8:15 AM
VARIABILITY IN SOIL-WATER RETENTION PROPERTIES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PHYSICS-BASED SIMULATION OF LANDSLIDE EARLY WARNING CRITERIA
THOMAS, Matthew A.1, MIRUS, Benjamin B.2, COLLINS, Brian D.3, LU, Ning4 and GODT, Jonathan W.1, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Science Center, 1711 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Sciences Center, 1711 Illinois St., Golden, CO 80401, (3)Landslide Hazards Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS973, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (4)Civil Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, matthewthomas@usgs.gov
8:30 AM
ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS AND MASS MOVEMENTS IN CALIFORNIA
OAKLEY, Nina S., Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Pkwy, Reno, NV 89512, LANCASTER, Jeremy T., California Geological Survey, 801 K Street, MS 13-40, Sacramento, CA 95814 and CORDEIRA, Jason M., Atmospheric Science and Chemistry, Plymouth State University, 17 High Street, Plymouth, NH 03264, nina.oakley@dri.edu
8:45 AM
ESTIMATING POST-FIRE DEBRIS-FLOW HAZARDS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES PRIOR TO WILDFIRE
STALEY, Dennis M.1, KEAN, Jason W.2, MCGUIRE, Luke3, RENGERS, Francis K.2, PAULING, Hannah2, SMITH, Joel B.4 and TILLERY, Anne5, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Sciences Center, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, (3)University of Arizona, Department of Geosciences, Tucson, AZ 85721, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, New Mexico Water Science Center, 5338 Montgomery Blvd. NE Ste 400, Albuquerque, NM 87109, dstaley@usgs.gov
9:00 AM
 
9:20 AM
Break
9:35 AM
MOBILITY SEQUENCE OF THE 2014 SR530 (OSO) LANDSLIDE REVEALED BY STRATIGRAPHIC AND STRUCTURAL MAPPING (Invited Presentation)
COLLINS, Brian D., Landslide Hazards Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS973, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and REID, Mark E., U.S. Geological Survey, Volcano Science Center, Menlo Park, CA 94025, bcollins@usgs.gov
9:55 AM
LIQUEFACTION AND HUMMOCK FORMATION IN THE 2014 OSO LANDSLIDE EVENT
REID, Mark E., U.S. Geological Survey, Volcano Science Center, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and COLLINS, Brian D., Landslide Hazards Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS973, Menlo Park, CA 94025, mreid@usgs.gov
10:10 AM
GROUNDWATER AND SHEAR STRENGTH INFLUENCE ON FIRST-TIME LANDSLIDES IN VASHON ADVANCE GLACIOLACUSTRINE DEPOSITS, PUGET LOWLANDS, WASHINGTON
BADGER, Thomas C., 1802 Pine Ave NE, Olympia, WA 98506-4622 and D'IGNAZIO, Marco, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Oslo, Norway, badgert@earthlink.net
10:25 AM
SENSITIVITY OF GLACIAL TERRACE STABILITY TO VARIABLE STRATIGRAPHY, PRECIPITATION, AND FAILURE HISTORY
PERKINS, Jonathan Patrick1, REID, Mark E.2 and SCHMIDT, Kevin M.1, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Minerals, Energy, & Geophysics Science Center, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Volcano Science Center, Menlo Park, CA 94025, jperkins@usgs.gov
10:40 AM
MODELING THE DYNAMICS OF WEATHER-TRIGGERED LANDSLIDES:  WHY A “HOT START” IS WRONG
IVERSON, Richard M. and GEORGE, David L., United States Geological Survey, Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, WA 98683, riverson@usgs.gov
 
10:55 AM
Discussion
11:10 AM
CRYOSPHERIC CONDITIONING OF LANDSLIDES IN WESTERN CANADA AND ALASKA (Invited Presentation)
GEERTSEMA, Marten, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, 1044 Fifth Avenue, Prince George, BC V2L 5G4, Canada, marten.geertsema@gov.bc.ca
11:30 AM
SOIL SWELLING INHIBITS LANDSLIDE INITIATION AND ACCELERATION
SCHULZ, William H., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 966, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, SMITH, Joel B., U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, WANG, Gonghui, Research Center on Landslides, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan, JIANG, Yao, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China and ROERING, Joshua J., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, 1272 E. 13th Ave, Eugene, OR 97403, wschulz@usgs.gov
11:45 AM
GROUNDWATER FLOW INTERACTIONS BETWEEN BASIN AND RANGE FAULTS AND THE MARKAGUNT GRAVITY SLIDE: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PANGUITCH MUNICIPAL WATERSHED, SOUTHWEST UTAH
SMITH, Zachary D., Department of Physical Science, Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd,, Cedar City, UT 84720, ROWLEY, Peter D., Geologic Mapping Inc, P.O. Box 651, New Harmony, UT 84757, MAXWELL, David J., GIS Lab, Southern Utah University, 351 West University Boulevard, SC 302B, Cedar City, UT 84720, BUTLER, Chris, Forest Service, Dixie National Forest, 1789 N. Wedgewood Lane, Cedar City, UT 84721 and MACLEAN, John S., Geology, Southern Utah University, SC 309, 351 West University Boulevard, Cedar City, UT 84720, zacharydsmith26@gmail.com
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