Elucidating the role of vegetation in the initiation of rainfall‐induced shallow landslides: Insights from an extreme rainfall event in the Colorado Front Range

Elucidating the role of vegetation in the initiation of rainfall‐induced shallow landslides: Insights from an extreme rainfall event in the Colorado Front Range

Abstract More than 1100 debris flows were mobilized from shallow landslides during a rainstorm from 9 to 13 September 2013 in the Colorado Front Range, with the vast majority initiating on sparsely vegetated, south facing terrain. To investigate the physical processes responsible for the observed as...

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Main Authors: Luke A. McGuire, Francis K. Rengers, Jason W. Kean, Jeffrey A. Coe, Benjamin B. Mirus, Rex L. Baum, Jonathan W. Godt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-09-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
Subjects:
debris flow
vegetation
landslide
rainfall
Front Range
slope aspect
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL070741
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