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Debris flow initiation in proglacial gullies on Mount Rainier, Washington

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Legg, Nicholas T., Meigs, Andrew J., Grant, Gordon E., and Kennard, Paul

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Effects of climate change, retreating glaciers, and changing storm patterns on debris flow hazards concern managers in the Cascade Range (USA) and mountainous areas worldwide. During an intense rainstorm in November 2006, seven debris flows initiated from proglacial gullies of separate basins on the flanks of Mount Rainier. Gully heads...

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, Washington Legg, N. T., Meigs, A. J., Grant, G. E., & Kennard, P. (2014). Debris flow initiation in
Debris flows in glaciated catchments : a case study on Mount Rainier, Washington

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Legg, Nicholas T.

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Debris flows, which occur in mountain settings worldwide, have been particularly damaging in the glaciated basins flanking the stratovolcanoes in the Cascade Range of the northwestern United States. This thesis contains two manuscripts that respectively investigate the (1) initiation processes of debris flows in these glaciated catchments, and (2) debris...

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Masters Thesis

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