Selected Examples of Mass Wasting
on Mount Shasta

A Term Paper
by Bob Musgrove
Geography 581 Geomorphology
Professor: Dr. Mairs
Southern Oregon University 
 Introduction | Snow Avalanches | Jokulhlaups | A Unique Debris Flow | Conclusion | Sources

 

 Website Sources

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Gumundsson, M. T. and F. Palsson (1996). Pictures from the jokulhlaup. Science Institute, University of Iceland. [WWW document]. URL http://www.hi.is/~mmh/gos/photos3.html

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Towner, Dan. Personal inteview. November 1999. Lead Climbing Ranger, U.S. Forest
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White, Eric. Personal photograph. 1997. Mount Shasta, CA

 

 Introduction | Snow Avalanches | Jokulhlaups | A Unique Debris Flow | Conclusion | Sources

web page authored by Bob Musgrove