Influence of Hydrometeorological Controls on Debris Flows Near Chilliwack, British Columbia
INFLUENCE OF HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL CONTROLS ON DEBRIS FLOWS NEAR CHILLIWACK, BRITISH COLUMBIA by Elizabeth Sutton B.A (Hons), Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2008 PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT In the School of Resource and Environmental Management © Elizabeth Sutton, 2011 SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY Summer 2011 All rights reserved. However, in accordance with the Copyright Act of Canada, this work may be reproduced, without authorization, under the conditions for Fair Dealing. Therefore, limited reproduction of this work for the purposes of private study, research, criticism, review and news reporting is likely to be in accordance with the law, particularly if cited appropriately. APPROVAL Name: Elizabeth Sutton Degree: Master of Resource Management Project No: 518 Title of Thesis: Influence of hydrometeorological controls on debris flows near Chilliwack, British Columbia Examining Committee: Chair: Alston Bonamis Master of Resource Management Candidate ______________________________________ Dr. Karen Kohfeld Senior Supervisor Assistant Professor School of Resource and Environmental Management Simon Fraser University ______________________________________ Dr. Andrew Cooper Supervisor Assistant Professor School of Resource and Environmental Management Simon Fraser University ______________________________________ Prof. Peter Anderson Supervisor Assistant Professor School of Communication Simon Fraser University Date Defended/Approved: ______________________________________ ii ABSTRACT This study aims to identify hydrometeorological variables near Chilliwack, BC which have initiated past debris flows in order to gain insight about conditions that could inform emergency planning and adaptation in future. A database of storms between 1980 and 2007 and their hydrometeorological characteristics including storm total rainfall and duration, intense rainfall total and duration, and 1 to 4 week cumulative antecedent rainfall were compiled.
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