Abstract
Gullies that dissect sand dunes in Russell impact crater often display debris flow-like deposits in their distal reaches. The possible range of both the rheological properties and the flow rates are estimated using a numerical simulation code of a Bingham plastic flow to help explain the formation of these features. Our simulated results are best explained by a rapid debris flow. For example, a debris flow with the viscosity of 102 Pa s and the yield strength of 102 Pa can form the observed deposits with a flow rate of 0.5 m3/s sustained over several minutes and total discharged water volume on the order of hundreds of cubic meters, which may be produced by melting a surface layer of interstitial ice within the dune deposits to several centimeters depth.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | L13701 1-4 |
Journal | Geophysical Research Letters |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 16 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geophysics
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences