The influence of bedrock type on the magnitude, frequency and spatial distribution of debris torrents on Northern Vancouver Island

This thesis examines the influence of lithology on debris torrent occurrence. The analysis covers a thirty-year period in 80 supply-limited basins distributed in the 400 km2 Tsitika River watershed, on northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Two bedrock types occur in the watershed, the Igne...

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Main Author: Sterling, Shannon M.
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/6563