Triggered by outburst flood, mudflow is a kind of debris flow and also a form of soil erosion, and it is an indicator of the most serious soil erosion process in the Loess Plateau.

• 黄土泥流是黄土地区一类重要的灾害地貌过程,是泥石流的一个特殊类型,是水土流失的一种特殊形式,也是山地环境恶化、水土流失极严重的标志。