[ghsc-seminars] GHSC Seminar, Thursday, October 11th @ 10am: Dennis Staley, USGS: Post-Fire Debris Flows

[Mirus, Benjamin]

*Post-Fire Debris-Flow Early Warning:*
*The Case for Forecast-Based Warning Systems*
*Dennis Staley*
*U.S. Geological Survey *

Post-fire debris flows can initiate after only a few minutes of intense
rain, and during the first storm following wildfire.

Early warning systems must provide sufficient time to make informed
decisions and take reasonable preventative action.

If you're relying upon real-time measurements of stream flow or rainfall in
your watershed to decide when to take action, it is too late.

Measurements of debris flows are important for improving our understanding
of these phenomena, but are of limited utility for early warning.


*Thursday, October 11th**, 2018*
*10-11a*
*m*
*  (Mountain Time)*
*USGS, 1711 Illinois Street, Golden, CO*
*Entry Level Seminar Room (204)*

*Note: Please arrive *~5 minutes early* and *bring photo ID* for
airport-style security measures now in place at the USGS building.

Thank you,
GHSC Seminar Committee

Ben
Mirus - bbmirus at usgs.gov
Josh Rigler - erigler at usgs.gov
Oliver Boyd - olboyd at usgs.gov <oboyd at usgs.gov>
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