Empirical and dynamical modeling of debris flow events close to Longyearbyen and Svea, Svalbard

• Main Author: Engelke, Christian
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Universitetet i Tromsø 2012
• Subjects: VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Andre geofag: 469; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Other geosciences: 469; VDP::Teknologi: 500::Bygningsfag: 530::Geoteknologi: 537; VDP::Technology: 500::Building technology: 530::Geological engineering: 537; TEK-3900; Arctic; Longyearbyen; Norway; Svalbard; Svea; permafrost
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/8136

Debris flows are a mountain slope hazard relatively well studied in densely populated mountainous regions, while few investigations have been done in Arctic permafrost regions. In order to get a better understanding of the processes involved in such an envi-ronment, this work focused on debris flow...