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9. Debris Flows

Author : Kevin Sene

Published in: Flash Floods

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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Debris flows are a common occurrence in mountain areas and often cause widespread damage. Warning systems provide one approach to reducing the risk to people and property and usually rely on real-time monitoring of rainfall and ground conditions. Some options for instrumentation include raingauges, weather radar and ultrasonic or radar level sensors, and more specialized techniques such as geophones, pore pressure sensors and trip wires. Rainfall forecasts are also increasingly used to help to extend warning lead times. This chapter provides an introduction to these techniques and to the main approaches used for estimating the hazards from debris flows.

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Title: Debris Flows
Author: Kevin Sene
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Book: Flash Floods
Print ISBN: 978-94-007-5163-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-94-007-5164-4

Copyright Year: 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5164-4_9