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Techniques for indentification of source areas for debris flows

Johnson, Kenneth A.; Sitar, Nicholas

UCB/GT-86-01, University of California, Berkeley, Geotechnical Engineering, 1986-01, PDF (15 MB)

This report outlines methods used to identify potential source areas for debris flows and their effectiveness. Methods discussed include: comparative photography using color, black and white, and black and white infrared photography; electrical resistivity; subsurface radar profiling; and seismic refraction.

Available online: http://library.eerc.berkeley.edu/documents/GEOTECH/UCB-GT-86-01.pdf