Investigation and hazard assessment of the 2003 and 2007 Staircase Falls rock falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Since 1857 more than 600 rock falls, rock slides, debris slides, and debris flows have been documented in Yosemite National Park, with rock falls in Yosemite Valley representing the majority of the events. On 26 December 2003, a rock fall originating from west of Glacier Point sent approximately 200...

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Main Authors: G. F. Wieczorek, G. M. Stock, P. Reichenbach, J. B. Snyder, J. W. Borchers, J. W. Godt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2008-05-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/8/421/2008/nhess-8-421-2008.pdf