Term: | Debris flow |
Definition: |
A sudden and destructive variety of landslide, in which loose material on a slope, with more than 50 percent of particles larger than sand size, is mobilized by saturation and flows down a channel or canyon IPAPermafrost
A type of mass movement where there is a downslope flow of a saturated mass of soil, sediment, and rock debris. PhysicalGeography GCW |