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Photographs of natural jamming of boulders in canyon constrictions and slit dams.
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Good or Bad Jam? Modeling Boulders’ Fate at Constrictions

by Mikaël Attal 23 May 202219 May 2022

A new modeling framework to assess the likelihood of jamming at constrictions can be used to support the design of effective mitigation measures and reduce risk in debris flow prone areas.

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