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1998 Debris Flows Near The Yakima River, Kittitas County, Washington—Some Geomorphic Implications, Martin R. Kaatz
1998 Debris Flows Near The Yakima River, Kittitas County, Washington—Some Geomorphic Implications, Martin R. Kaatz
Geography Faculty Scholarship
The geomorphic consequences of debris flows and their asso- ciated storms have been documented in many parts of the United States. Few, if any, have been studied and documented in central Washington. The importance of recurrent debris flows in sculpting Washington landscapes has not been generally recognized compared to other processes. Arid and semi-arid regions are particularly vulnerable to debris flows triggered by sudden intense thunderstorms. Most such areas are sparsely populated and eyewitnesses are uncommon. By contrast, semi-arid central Washington is relatively well popu- lated, and there are likely to be people who have observed the storms. Such witnesses …
High-Precision Dating Of Volcanic Events (A.D. 1301–1995) Using Ice Cores From Law Dome, Antarctica, Anne S. Palmer, Tas D. Van Ommen, Mark A. J. Curran, Vin Morgan, Joe M. Souney, Paul Andrew Mayewski
High-Precision Dating Of Volcanic Events (A.D. 1301–1995) Using Ice Cores From Law Dome, Antarctica, Anne S. Palmer, Tas D. Van Ommen, Mark A. J. Curran, Vin Morgan, Joe M. Souney, Paul Andrew Mayewski
Earth Science Faculty Scholarship
A record of volcanic activity over the period A.D. 1301–1995 has been extracted from three Law Dome ice cores (East Antarctica). The record dating is unambiguous at the annual level from A.D. 1807 to 1995 and has an uncertainty of ±1 year at A.D. 1301. Signals from 20 eruptions are preserved in the record, including those of two unknown eruptions with acid deposition beginning in A.D. 1810.8 and A.D. 1685.8. The beginning of the ice core signal from the A.D. 1815 Tambora eruption is observed in the austral summer of A.D. 1816/1817. The mean observed stratospheric transport and deposition time …