The Deformation Characteristics of Hill Slopes and Channelways in Two Different Environments as Depicted by Remote Sensor Returns.

Abstract

Two forms of rapid mass wastage, mud-flow and debris slide, are considered Both forms of movement are studied in their environment of occurrence using a remote sensing approach. The two environments included Wildwood Canyon watershed in California and Davis Creek watershed in Virginia. Data sources include standard black and white aerial photography, Aero Ektachrome, and Aero Ektachrome Infrared (CIR) photography. A comparison of mass wastage phenomena in the two areas reveals many similarities in form and between the physical character of the drainage ways. In Wildwood Canyon maximum deformation was limited to several small tributaries and the main channel. Both channel and widespread slope destruction occur throughout the Davis Creek drainage Basin. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0748642

Entities

People

  • Donald H. Poole

Organizations

  • University of California, Riverside

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Photography
  • Detectors
  • Drainage Basins
  • Environment
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Photographic Equipment
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographic Recording Media
  • Photography
  • Physical Geography
  • Remote Detectors
  • Remote Sensing

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Hydrologic Risk Analysis and Mitigation.
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.