Sitka debris flow hazards

Project Details

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• Project ID:

  1553

• Nickname/Abbreviation:

  Sitka

• Parent Project:

  Alaska climate and cryosphere hazards program

• Status:

  Active

• Description:

  Response to August 18, 2015 Kramer (Harbor Mountain) landslides, Sitka, Alaska. Subsequent work to oversee lidar data collection by the Army Corp of Engineers Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Sitka. Lidar imagery and field data are being used to evaluate potential landslide hazards. Lidar data collection funded by the National Park Service (Grant # P17AC00903); Lidar analysis and landslide evaluation being funded by FEMA (2016 CTP Grant # EMS-2016-CA-0006). This study aims to develop a debris flow hazard map for the City of Sitka. We use lidar, field observations, and computer modeling to understand where debris flows could happen in the future.

• Project Date(s):

  2015 - present

• Primary Contact:

  Hubbard, Trent D.

• DGGS section:

  Engineering Geology

• Project Participants:

  Daanen, Ronald P., Gould, Alex I., Hubbard, Trent D., Whorton, Erin N., Wolken, Gabriel J.

• Related Sub-Projects:

Related Publications

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There are no publications related to the Sitka debris flow hazards project at this time.