Debris-flow monitoring and warning: Review and examples

M Hürlimann, V Coviello, C Bel, X Guo, M Berti… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Debris flows represent one of the most dangerous types of mass movements, because of
their high velocities, large impact forces and long runout distances. This review describes …

Seismic and acoustic signatures of surficial mass movements at volcanoes

KE Allstadt, RS Matoza, AB Lockhart, SC Moran… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Surficial mass movements, such as debris avalanches, rock falls, lahars, pyroclastic flows,
and outburst floods, are a dominant hazard at many volcanoes worldwide. Understanding …

Machine learning improves debris flow warning

M Chmiel, F Walter, M Wenner, Z Zhang… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Automatic identification of debris flow signals in continuous seismic records remains a
challenge. To tackle this problem, we use machine learning, which can be applied to …

Deriving Debris‐Flow Dynamics From Real‐Time Impact‐Force Measurements

Y Yan, H Tang, K Hu, JM Turowski… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the impact forces exerted by debris flows is limited by a lack of direct field
measurements and validated numerical models. In this study, we use real‐time impact‐force …

Landslide reconstruction using seismic signal characteristics and numerical simulations: Case study of the 2017 “6.24” **nmo landslide

Y Yan, Y Cui, J Guo, S Hu, Z Wang, S Yin - Engineering Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
Landslide modeling based on seismic signal characteristics is an effective method to study
landslide evolution. The scientific challenge lies in how to systematically characterize and …

Infrasonic and seismic analysis of debris‐flow events at Illgraben (Switzerland): Relating signal features to flow parameters and to the seismo‐acoustic source …

G Belli, F Walter, B McArdell, D Gheri… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Debris flows are among the most dangerous phenomena in mountain environment.
Recently the use of seismic and infrasonic recordings has proven to be a powerful tool for …

Evolution of debris‐flow initiation mechanisms and sediment sources during a sequence of postwildfire rainstorms

H Tang, LA McGuire, FK Rengers… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Wildfire alters vegetation cover and soil hydrologic properties, substantially increasing the
likelihood of debris flows in steep watersheds. Our understanding of initiation mechanisms …

Seismic advances in process geomorphology

KL Cook, M Dietze - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
One of the pillars of geomorphology is the study of geomorphic processes and their drivers,
dynamics, and impacts. Like all activity that transfers energy to Earth's surface, a wide range …

Seismic characterization of debris flows: Insights into energy radiation and implications for warning

V Coviello, M Arattano, F Comiti… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Debris flows represent a major hazard in mountainous areas, due to their rapid motion along
steep channels and to the transport of large sediment volumes, including large boulders. In …

The seismic signature of debris flows: Flow mechanics and early warning at Montecito, California

VH Lai, VC Tsai, MP Lamb, TP Ulizio… - Geophysical Research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Debris flows are concentrated slurries of water and sediment that shape the landscape and
pose a major hazard to human life and infrastructure. Seismic ground motion‐based …