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Publications by [Borchers J. W.]

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EVALUATION OF HYPOTHESIZED WATER-SYSTEM TRIGGERS FOR ROCK FALLS FROM GLACIER POINT, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA, USA (2012)
<p>At least 135 rock falls have occurred from Glacier Point in Yosemite Valley since 1870. Rock falls in 1996 and 1998&ndash;1999 led to hypotheses that these events were triggered by water system discharges from visitor facilities (leachfield and storage ...
Filed under: Rock Mechanics -  Rock Falls
Reference: Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through. Improved Understanding – Eberhardt et al. (eds) © 2012 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-0-415-62123-6
INVESTIGATION AND HAZARD ASSESSMENT OF THE 2003 AND 2007 STAIRCASE FALLS ROCK FALLS, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA, USA (2008)
Since 1857 more than 600 rock falls, rock slides, debris slides, and debris flows have been documented in Yosemite National Park, with rock falls in Yosemite Valley representing the majority of the events.We investigatedthe geologic and hydrologic factors contributing ...
Filed under: Rock Mechanics -  Rock Falls
Reference: Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 8, 421–432, 2008 www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/8/421/2008/
STAIRCASE FALLS ROCKFALL ON DECEMBER 26, 2003, AND GEOLOGIC HAZARDS AT CURRY VILLAGE, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA (2007)
Since 1857, several hundred rockfalls, rockslides, and debris flows have been observed in Yosemite National Park. At 12:45 a.m. on December 26, 2003, a severe winter storm triggered a rockfall west of Glacier Point in Yosemite Valley. Rock debris moved quickly ...
Filed under: Rock Mechanics -  Rock Falls
Reference: Open-File Report 2007–1378