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Joint NOAA/NWS/USGS prototype debris flow warning system for recently burned areas in Southern California

P. Restrepo·D.P. Jorgensen·S.H. Cannon·J. Costa·J. Laber·Jon J. Major·B. Martner·J. Purpura·K. Werner
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Debris flows, also known as mudslides, are composed gravity-driven mixtures of sediment and water that travel through steep channels, over open hillslopes, and the like. Addressing this issue, US Geological Survey (USGS) and NOAA have established a debris-flow warning system that has the ability to monitor and forecast precipitation and issue timely weather hazard warning. In 2005, this joint NOAA-USGS prototype debris-flow warning system was issued in Southern California and as a result, it has provided valuable information to emergency managers in affected communities.

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 32.54681317351514° to 36.73888412439431° latitude; -121.55273437499999° to -114.169921875° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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P. Restrepo, D.P. Jorgensen, S.H. Cannon, J. Costa, J. Laber, Jon J. Major, B. Martner, J. Purpura, K. Werner. 2008-12-01. Joint NOAA/NWS/USGS prototype debris flow warning system for recently burned areas in Southern California. https://doi.org/10.1175/2008bams2416.1

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