Funding was provided by the projects:National Natural Science Foundation(No.40471012);National Science Fund for Outstanding Young Scientists(40025103);the project-Flood Prevention Planning of Sichuan Province.
Debris flow is a serious geologic hazard in China. It is estimated that nationally debris flows cause up to 2 billion RMB (250 million US$) in damages and 300-600 deaths and injuries annually. To mitigate debris flo...