snout of small flow
body of small flow
snout of large flow
eroded marble
full view
top view, fast
rough bed
smooth bed, sliding
dry flow
saturated flow
muddy
size variation
Bedrock erosion by debris flows, field and
laboratory experiments
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| Illgraben Torrent - bedrock slabs eroded in a Swiss channel with multiple flows per year | |||
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snout of small flow |
body of small flow |
snout of large flow |
eroded marble |
| Big Wheel - 4-meter diameter rotating drum flume | |||
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full view |
top view, fast |
rough bed |
smooth bed, sliding |
| Maytag - 60-cm diameter rotating drum flume | |||
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dry flow |
saturated flow |
muddy |
size variation |
Lhsu, UC Berkeley, 2007
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