التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Potential for Events Similar to the Deadly West Salt Creek Landslide, Grand Mesa Area, Colorado. |
| المؤلفون: |
ARABNIA, OMID, SANTI, PAUL, EMMONS, BENNETT, SPARKS, EMILY |
| المصدر: |
Environmental & Engineering Geoscience Journal; Aug2024, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p111-130, 20p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
DEBRIS avalanches, LANDFORMS, CANYONS, SALT, MORPHOLOGY, LANDSLIDES |
| مستخلص: |
The deadly West Salt Creek Landslide of 2014, one of the largest landslides to occur in the United States in historical time, was surprising in its suddenness and length of runout. Its source area, the edge of Grand Mesa in western Colorado, was potentially the source of other similar landslides in the past, based on previous mapping in the region. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the potential for similar events by detailed mapping of several canyons flanking West Salt Creek, using aerial imagery and age-dating techniques not available to previous mappers. We conclude that, while the West Salt Creek Landslide has the potential to reactivate in a similar manner to the 2014 movement, the potential for a similar event in the flanking canyons is low. Mapping and semi-quantitative geomorphic methods suggest that the deposits present in several canyons on either side of West Salt Creek are glacial or stream deposits, with one canyon containing debris-flow deposits. Our interpretations are based on the morphology of deposits in the canyons, the presence of specific landform features, measurements of mobility index and longitudinal profiles, and comparison with regional analogs. Furthermore, other mass movements in the region that are of similar magnitude had either slower movement or much shorter runout. The large block at the head of West Salt Creek and the earlier block that shattered and mobilized in 2014 are also unique features locally, distinguishing this setting from others, but also indicating the potential for a future similar event. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
