Debris flows were first recognized in Canada in the 1940s, however, most studies of the topic have been carried out since the early 1980s. An integral part of this paper is the Bibliography of Canadian Subaerial Channelized Debris Flows that contains 295 citations which are also categorized into...

Alpine basins are typically characterised by an amphitheatre shape with steep rocky walls on the upper, a deposition zone of glacial debris in the middle and a channel in the lower part. All different parts are in constant evolution, and different kinds of instability phenomena can be...

IFKIS-Hydro is an information and warning system for hydrological hazards in small- and medium-scale catchments. The system collects data such as weather forecasts, precipitation measurements, water level gauges, discharge simulations and local observations of event-specific phenomena. In...

A GIS rules-based approach is proposed for delimiting areas potentially endangered by debris flow for downstream guarded areas. Data were used to define rules for nine pilot areas in the Chen-You-Lan river watershed in Nantou County of Taiwan. A preliminary regressed relationship between debris...

In this paper, it is described the development and the assessment of a 1D numerical procedure for the simulation of debris flow phenomena. The procedure focuses on: (1) the rainfall triggering, and the effects induced on slope stability by both rainfall infiltration and groundwater dynamics; (2)...

Following wildfires, emergency-response and public-safety agencies can be faced with evacuation and resource-deployment decisions well in advance of coming winter storms and during storms themselves. Information critical to these decisions is provided for recently burned areas in the San Gabriel...