Seismometers detect extremely weak ground unrest. We leverage this sensitivity with intelligent algorithms to design detection schemes for avalanches, debris flows, rock falls and other catastrophic Alpine mass movements.
The debris flow observatory at Illgraben in Switzerland
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, WSL Birmensdorf, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf
Scientific coordination for the Illgraben debris flow
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The two root systems document a former debris flow.
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English: debris flow German: Mur French: coulée boueuse
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and Landscape Research WSL Details debris flow
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study and date hydrologic phenomena, such as river flow
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English: debris flow German: Mur Italian: frana di
Geschiebetransport-Forschung der WSL in Wildbächen
ofdrainage density based on a combination of channel flow
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English: debris flow German: Mur French: coulée boueuse
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Any flow of a stream or river that overtops the banks
