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Tail
Body
Snout
Levee
Figure 1.5.
Idealized representations of a debris flow (longitudinal profile and cross-section).
The different sections correspond to the dashed lines of the upper panel. Adapted from
Johnson and Rodine [JOH 84]
Figure 1.6.
Cross-section of the Malleval stream after a debris flow in August 1999
(Hautes-Alpes, France)