A GIS-based numerical model for simulating the kinematics of mud and debris flows over complex terrain

This article presents MassMov2D, a two-dimensional model of mud and debris flow dynamics over complex topography, based on a numerical integration of the depth-averaged motion equations using a shallow water approximation. The core part of the model was implemented using the GIS scripting language P...

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Main Authors: S. Beguería, Th. W. J. Van Asch, J.-P. Malet, S. Gröndahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-11-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/9/1897/2009/nhess-9-1897-2009.pdf