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Drone LiDAR surveys of abandoned roads reveal long-term debris-flow hazards

A research team led by University of Tsukuba has developed a new method to estimate long-term debris supply from steep slopes by measuring debris accumulated on decades-old abandoned roads. Debris supplied by rockfall and related slope processes is a key factor controlling the frequency and magnitud...

Drone LiDAR surveys of abandoned roads reveal long-term debris-flow hazards
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A research team led by University of Tsukuba has developed a new method to estimate long-term debris supply from steep slopes by measuring debris accumulated on decades-old abandoned roads. Debris supplied by rockfall and related slope processes is a key factor controlling the frequency and magnitude of debris flows. However, estimating the amount of debris supplied over several decades has been technically challenging.

Originally published at Phys.org

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