Brian McArdell

Dr. Brian McArdell
Debris Flow research group
Mass Movements
Gebirgshydrologie und Wildbäche
WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
CH-8903 Birmensdorf
Switzerland


Phone: +41 (0) 44 739 24 45
Phone2: +41 (0) 44 739 21 11
Fax: +41 (0) 44 739 22 15
E-mail: brian.mcardell(at)wsl.ch
URL Institution: www.wsl.ch/fe/gebirgshydrologie/index_EN
Personal URL: link


Key Publications of Brian McArdell (up to ten) :
Bennett, G.L.; Molnar, P. Eisenbeiss, H.; McArdell, B.W., 2012: Erosional power in the Swiss Alps: charcterization of slope failure in the Illgraben. Earth Surf. Process. Landf. 37: 1627-1640.

Berger, C.; McArdell, B.W.; Schlunegger, F., 2011: Sediment transfer patterns at the Illgraben catchment, Switzerland: Implications for the scales of debris flow activities. Geomorphology 125: 421-432.

Berger, C.; McArdell, B.W.; Schlunegger, F., 2011: Direct measurement of channel erosion by debris flows, Illgraben, Switzerland. J. Geophys. Res. 116, F01002, doi: 10.1029/2010JF001722: 18 p.

Schürch, P.; Densmore, A.L.; Rosser, N.J.; McArdell, B.W., 2011: Dynamic controls on erosion and deposition on debris-flow fans. Geology 39: 827-830.

McArdell, B.; Bartelt, P.; Kowalski, J., 2007: Field observations of basal forces and fluid pore pressure in a debris flow. Geophys. Res. Lett. 34, L07406, doi:10.1029/2006GL029183: 4 pp.


Expertise of Brian McArdell:
Expertise CategorySpecific Expertise
Expert TypeScientific / Fundamental Research
Topic HydrosphereHydrosphere
Hydrogeology (Debris flows)
Topic PedospherePedosphere
Geology / Sediments
Spatial ZonesMountain / Highland
Spatial ScaleLocal / Community
Time FramePast
Past: Quarternary
Recent / Today
Future
Time ScaleSeasonal / Annual
MethodsData Collection - Measurement
Data Analysis
Modeling
GeoForum General-TechnologyTechnologies, Engineering, Physics
GeoForum Geo-TechnologyRock and Soil Mechanics
Hydraulics and Hydromechanics

Specialties of Brian McArdell:
Debris flow process research, between geology, geomorphology, civil engineering, and physics. Main emphasis on data analysis, but also on process modeling using physically-based numerical models.

Last update: 11/30/22
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