Slope stability in the critical zone: The relative influence of long vs. short-time scale soil and vegetation properties on debris-flow initiation during a catastrophic rainfall.

Francis K Rengers1, Luke McGuire2, Jeffrey A. Coe3, Jason W Kean3, Rex L Baum3, Dennis M Staley4 and Jonathan Godt5, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Golden, United States, (2)USGS Geologic Hazards Science Center, Golden, CO, United States, (3)USGS Central Region Offices Denver, Denver, CO, United States, (4)USGS, Baltimore, MD, United States, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO, United States
Scientific Team Name: USGS Landslide Hazards Team