Modeling and Computing Geophysical Mass Flows

E. Bruce Pitman, Abani Patra, Andy Bauer, Michael Sheridan and Marcus Bursik
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E. Bruce Pitman: University at Buffalo
Abani Patra: University at Buffalo
Andy Bauer: University at Buffalo
Michael Sheridan: University at Buffalo
Marcus Bursik: University at Buffalo

A chapter in Hyperbolic Problems: Theory, Numerics, Applications, 2003, pp 807-817 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Avalanches and debris flows pose a significant risk to those living on the flanks of hills and volcanoes. In 1985, debris flows originating from the summit of Ruiz volcano in Colombia overran entire villages, killing more than 20,000. In 1998, a mudflow at the Casita Volcano in Nicargua caused thousands of deaths. Pyroclastic and debris flows produced during the 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in the Phillipines destroyed cities and villages some 15 km. from the summit, and forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands. Residents in the state of Washington remember the 1980 Mt. St. Helens eruptions, and look warily at Mt. Ranier.

Keywords: Debris Flow; Incline Plane; Distribute Hash Table; Granular Flow; Ghost Cell (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-55711-8_76

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