Cause analysis for a new type of devastating flash flood

This work introduces an unprecedented flash flood that resulted in nine casualties in Shimen Valley, China, 2015. Through field survey and numerical simulation the causes of the disaster are systematically analyzed, finding that the intense storm, terrain features, and the large woody debris (LWD) p...

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Main Authors: Jingming Hou, Bingyao Li, Yu Tong, Liping Ma, James Ball, Hui Luo, Qiuhua Liang, Junqiang Xia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IWA Publishing 2020-02-01
Series:Hydrology Research
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Online Access:http://hr.iwaponline.com/content/51/1/1