Inundation, flow dynamics, and damage in the 9 January 2018 Montecito debris-flow event, California, USA: Opportunities and challenges for post-wildfire risk assessment

W. Kean, Jason; M. Staley, Dennis; T. Lancaster, Jeremy; K. Rengers, Francis; J. Swanson, Brian; A. Coe, Jeffrey; L. Hernandez, Janis; Sigman, A.J.; E. Allstadt, Kate; N. Lindsay, Donald

doi:10.1130/ges02048.1

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Inundation, flow dynamics, and damage in the 9 January 2018 Montecito debris-flow event, California, USA: Opportunities and challenges for post-wildfire risk assessment

Published in Geosphere • Jun 7, 2019

Authors:

Jason W. Kean

Dennis M. Staley

Jeremy T. Lancaster

Abstract

Abstract Shortly before the beginning of the 2017–2018 winter rainy season, one of the largest fires in California (USA) history (Thomas fire) substantially increased the susceptibility of steep slopes in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties to debris flows. On 9 January 2018, before the fire was full...

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Debris flow

Debris

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