Dating Torrential Processes on Fans and Cones: Methods and Their Application for Hazard and Risk Assessment

ISBN-13: 9789400799868 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 424 str.

Michelle Schneuwly-Bollschweiler; Markus Stoffel; Florian Rudolf-Miklau

Opis

This book provides a detailed overview on methods used for the dating of past torrential activity on fans and cones and fosters the discussion on the impact of past and potential future climate change on torrential processes. The book has a clear focus on the practical applications of these methods, complemented by case studies. The limits of each dating method in case of excessive natural and human interventions on fans and cones are shown.

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"The book contributes to fill the gap between scientists and engineers and planers by providing a detailed overview on methods for the dating of historical events and by fostering the discussion on the impact of past and potential future climatic changes on torrential processes. ... an excellent book, which will help researchers, as well as engineers and planers to understand the complex processes of torrents in the Alpine realm. This publication will be a useful guide in the daily challenges of hazard and risk assessment." (Thomas Hofmann, Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt, Vol. 152 (1-4), December, 2012)

Spis treści

1. Dating Past Events on Fans and Cones – An Introduction

 

2. Processes of Sediment Supply to Alluvial Fans and Debris Cones

 

3. Susceptibility and Triggers for Debris Flows: Emergence, Loading, Release and Entrainment

 

4. Sediment Transport Processes

 

5. Debris-Flow Runout and Deposition on the Fan

 

6. Events on Fans and Cones: Recurrence Interval and Magnitude

 

7. Silent Witnesses For Torrential Processes

 

8. Assessment of Past Torrential Events Through Historical Sources

 

9. The Use of Airborne Laser Swath Mapping on Fans And Cones: An Example from the Colorado Front Range

 

10. Dendrogeomorphology – Tracking Past Events with Tree Rings

 

11. Tree-Ring Based Record of Debris-Flow Dynamics and Triggering Rain Storms at Ritigraben (Swiss Alps) Since AD 1570

 

12. Vegetation Analysis on Composite Debris Cones

 

13. Using Age of Colonizing Douglas-Fir for the Dating of Young Geomorphic Surfaces – A Case Study

 

14. Lichenometric Dating of Debris Avalanche Deposits with an Example from the French Alps

 

15. Lake Sediments as Archives of Recurrence Rates and Intensities of Past Flood Events

 

16. Dating Fan Deposits with Cosmogenic Nuclides

 

17. Radiocarbon Dating: Alluvial Fan / Debris Cone Evolution and Hazards

 

18. Luminescence Dating of Alluvial Fans and Cones

 

19. Timing The Interface Between Mass Wasting and Fluvial Processes with OSL

 

20. Debris-Flow Monitoring in Italy

 

21. Documentation of Torrential Events

 

22. Rainfall Thresholds for Possible Occurrence of Shallow Landslides and Debris Flows in Italy

 

23. Hazard Assessment

 

24. Dealing With Natural Hazard Risks In Switzerland – The Influence Of Hazard Mapping On Risk-Based Decision Making

 

25. Hazard Mapping and Land-Use Planning – A Swiss Perspective

 

7. Silent Witnesses For Torrential Processes

 

8. Assessment of Past Torrential Events Through Historical Sources

 

9. The Use of Airborne Laser Swath Mapping on Fans And Cones: An Example from the Colorado Front Range

 

10. Dendrogeomorphology – Tracking Past Events with Tree Rings

 

11. Tree-Ring Based Record of Debris-Flow Dynamics and Triggering Rain Storms at Ritigraben (Swiss Alps) Since AD 1570

 

12. Vegetation Analysis on Composite Debris Cones

 

13. Using Age of Colonizing Douglas-Fir for the Dating of Young Geomorphic Surfaces – A Case Study

 

14. Lichenometric Dating of Debris Avalanche Deposits with an Example from the French Alps

 

15. Lake Sediments as Archives of Recurrence Rates and Intensities of Past Flood Events

 

16. Dating Fan Deposits with Cosmogenic Nuclides

 

17. Radiocarbon Dating: Alluvial Fan / Debris Cone Evolution and Hazards

 

18. Luminescence Dating of Alluvial Fans and Cones

 

19. Timing The Interface Between Mass Wasting and Fluvial Processes with OSL

 

20. Debris-Flow Monitoring in Italy

 

21. Documentation of Torrential Events

 

22. Rainfall Thresholds for Possible Occurrence of Shallow Landslides and Debris Flows in Italy

 

23. Hazard Assessment

 

24. Dealing With Natural Hazard Risks In Switzerland – The Influence Of Hazard Mapping On Risk-Based Decision Making

 

25. Hazard Mapping and Land-Use Planning – A Swiss Perspective

 

26. Design Criteria for Torrential Barriers

 

27. Forecasting, Early Warning and Event Management: Non-Structural Protection Measures for Flash Floods and Debris Flows

 

28. Climate Research and Adaptation Strategies – Examples from the European Alps

 

29. Dating Methods Overview: Checklist for Practitioners

 

30. Summary and Outlook

O autorze

Dr. nat. techn. DI Florian Rudolf-Miklau ist Experte für Wildbach- und Lawinenverbauung des Österreichischen Bundesministeriums für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft (Lebensministerium) in Wien. Studium der Forstwirtschaft (Wildbach- und Lawinenverbauung) und Dissertation an der Universität für Bodenkultur in Wien. 10 Jahre Tätigkeit als Bauleiter in der Lawinenverbauung in der Steiermark (Österreich), seit 2002 Referent für technische Schutzmaßnahmen der Wildbach- und Lawinenverbauung und Projektfinanzierung des Lebensministeriums in Wien. Vorsitzender des Normungsausschusses ON-K 256 "Schutz vor Naturgefahren" beim österreichischen Normungsinstitut und Mitglied des wissenschaftlich-technischen Beirates der Forschungsgesellschaft INTERPRÄVENT in Klagenfurt, Lektor an der Universität für Bodenkultur und Technischen Universität Wien für Naturgefahren-Management , gerichtlich beeidigter Sachverständiger für Wildbach- und Lawinenschutzbauwerke sowie Gefahrenzonenplanung und Autor zahlreicher Fachbeiträge und -bücher.

Blurb

Water-related processes such as floods, debris floods, flash floods, and debris flows represent major geomorphic hazards in mountain areas of the world. Recent decades have seen human pressures on these regions increase, aggravating conflicts between natural hazards and infrastructure. Detailed knowledge on frequency and magnitude of past flood or debris-flow events on alluvial fans and cones remains scarce, although it is widely accepted that such knowledge is of crucial importance for the assessment of hazards, mitigation of risks, and land-use planning. Archival records on the occurrence of past events are often fragmentary or even completely missing. Modern methods of historical dating of past debris-flow and flood events such as dendrochronology, radiocarbon dating, lichenometry and many more can provide valuable insights into past process activity and thus add key detail to the historical record.

 

This book provides a detailed overview on methods used for the dating of past torrential activity on fans and cones and fosters the discussion on the impact of past and potential future climate change on torrential processes. The book has a clear focus on the practical applications of these methods, complemented by case studies. The limits of each dating method in case of excessive natural and human interventions on fans and cones are shown.