Geomorphic response to wildfire in an arid watershed, crow canyon, Nevada

Auteurs :
GERMANOSKI, D.
MILLER, J.R.

Description :
On August 28, 1981, the Crow Canyon drainage basin in central Nevada was burned by a lightning-generated wildfire that destroyed the vegetation cover consisting primarily of juniper trees, sagebrush, and desert grasses. The geomorphic impact of the wildfire was assessed on the basis of aerial photography, measurements of sediment movement on hillslopes using charred tree trunk as erosion indicators, and surveys of the valley floor, axial channel, and alluvial fan.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Physical geography, issn : 0272-3646, 1995, vol. 16, n°. 3, p. 243-256, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 19 ref.

Date :
1995

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Abingdon, Taylor and Francis