The geomorphology of an Aleutian volcano following a major eruption: The 7-8 August 2008 eruption of Kasatochi Volcano, Alaska, and its aftermath

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 260-275

  Waythomas, Christopher F ^a   Scott, William E ^b   Nye, Christopher J ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^c Alaska Volcano Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIFF; COASTAL EROSION; DRAINAGE BASIN; EROSION RATE; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GULLY EROSION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD; STORM; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC ISLAND; VOLCANIC SOIL; WAVE ACTION;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; ANDREANOF ISLANDS; KASATOCHI ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955892556     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1938-4246-42.3.260     Document Type: Article

References (58)

1. Anderson, J. R., and Gyakum, J. R., 1989: A diagnostic study of Pacific Basin circulation regimes as determined from extratropical cyclone tracks. Monthly Weather Review, 117: 2672-2686.
2. Bull, L. J., and Kirkby, M. J., 1997: Gully processes and modeling. Progress in Physical Geography, 21: 354-374.
3. Casaĺ, J., López, J. J., and Giráldez, J. V., 2003: A process-based model for channel degradation: application to ephemeral gully erosion. Catena, 50: 435-447.
4. Chinen, T., and Kadomura, H., 1986: Post-eruption sediment budget of a small catchment on Mt. Usu, Hokkaido. Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie, 60: 217-232.
5. Collins, B. D., and Dunne, T., 1986: Erosion of tephra from the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 97: 896-905.
6. Collins, D. B. G., and Bras, R. L., 2004: Modeling the effects of vegetation-erosion coupling on landscape evolution. Journal of Geophysical Research, 109: article F03004, doi:10.1029/ 2003JF000028.
7. Dale, V. H., Swanson, F. J., and Crisafulli, C. M. (eds.), 2005: Ecological Responses to the Eruption of Mount St. Helens. New York: Springer.
8. Engdahl, E. R., Billington, S., and Kisslinger, C., 1989: Teleseismically recorded seismicity before and after the May 7, 1986, Andreanof Islands, Alaska, earthquake. Journal of Geophysical Research, 94: 15481-15498.
9. Erskine, W., 2005: Gully erosion. In Lehr, J., and Keeley, J. (eds.), Water Encyclopedia: Surface and Agricultural Water. Hoboken: Wiley-Interscience, 183-188.
10. Favis-Mortlock, D. T., Guerra, A. J. T., and Boardman, J., 1998: A self-organizing dynamic systems approach to hillslope rill initiation and growth: model development and validation. In Summer, W., Klaghofer, E., and Zhang, W. (eds.), Modeling Soil Erosion, Sediment Transport and Closely Related Hydrological Processes. Wallingford: IAHS, International Association of Hydrological Sciences Publication, 249: 53-61.
11. Flanagan, D. C., Ascough, J. C., Nearing, M. A., and Laflen, J. M., 2001: The water erosion prediction project (WEPP) model. In Harmon, R. S., and Doe, W. W. (eds.), Landscape Erosion and Evolution Modeling. New York: Kluwer Academic, 145-199.
12. Gran, K. B., and Montgomery, D. R., 2005: Spatial and temporal patterns in fluvial recovery following volcanic eruptions: channel response to basin-wide sediment loading at Mount Pinatubo, Philippines. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 117: 195-211.
13. Hairsine, P. B., and Rose, C. W., 1992a: Modeling water erosion due to overland flow using physical principles: 1. Sheet flow. Water Resources Research, 28: 237-243.
14. Hairsine, P. B., and Rose, C. W., 1992b: Modeling water erosion due to overland flow using physical principles: 2. Rill flow. Water Resources Research, 28: 245-250.
15. Hayes, S. K., Montgomery, D. R., and Newhall, C. G., 2002: Fluvial sediment transport and deposition following the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. Geomorphology, 45: 211-224.
16. Horton, R. E., 1945: Erosional development of streams and their drainage basins; hydrophysical approach to quantitative morphology. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 56: 275-370.
17. Istanbulluoglu, E., and Bras, R. L., 2005: Vegetation-modulated landscape evolution: effects of vegetation on landscape processes, drainage density, and topography. Journal of Geophysical Research, 110: article F02012, doi:10.1029/2004JF000249.
18. Janda, R. J., Daag, A. S., Delos Reyes, P. J., Newhall, C. G., Pierson, T. C., Punongbayan, R. S., Rodolfo, K. S., Solidum, R. U., and Umbal, J. V., 1996: Assessment and response to lahar hazard around Mount Pinatubo, 1991 to 1993. In Newhall, C. G., and Punongbayan, R. S. (eds.), Fire and Mud: Eruptions and Lahars of Mount Pinatubo. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, and Seattle: University of Washington Press, 107-137.
19. Jewett, S. C., Bodkin, J. L., Chenelot, H., Esslinger, G. G., and Hoberg, M. K., 2010: The nearshore benthic community of Kasatochi Island, one year after the 2008 volcanic eruption. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 42: 315-324.
20. Karagulian, F., Clarisse, L., Clerbaux, C., Prata, A. J., Hurtmans, D., and Coheur, P. F., 2010: Detection of volcanic SO2, ash, and H2SO4 using the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI). Journal of Geophysical Research, 115: article D00L02, doi:10.1029/2009JD012786.
21. Kirkby, M. J., and Bracken, L. J., 2009: Gully processes and gully dynamics. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 34: 1841-1851.
22. Kuenzi, W. D., Horst, O. H., and McGehee., 1979: Effect of volcanic activity of fluvial-deltaic sedimentation in a modern arc-trench gap, southwestern Guatemala. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 90: 827-838.
23. Lander, J., 1996: Tsunamis affecting Alaska, 1737-1996.
24. Boulder, Colorado: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service, National Geophysical Data Center, 195 pp.
25. Lavigne, F., 2004: Rate of sediment yield following small-scale volcanic eruptions: a quantitative assessment at Merapi and Semeru stratovolcanoes, Java, Indonesia. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 29: 1045-1058.
26. Leavesley, G. H., Lusby, G. C., and Lichty, R. W., 1989: Infiltration and erosion characteristics of selected tephra deposits from the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, USA. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 34: 339-353.
27. Major, J. J., 2004: Posteruption suspended sediment transport at Mount St. Helens: decadal-scale relationships with landscape adjustments and river discharges. Journal of Geophysical Research, 109: article F01002, doi:10.1029/2002JF000010.
28. Major, J. J., and Mark, L. E., 2006: Peak flow responses to landscape disturbances caused by the cataclysmic 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 118: 938-958.
29. Major, J. J., and Yamakoshi, T., 2005: Decadal-scale change of infiltration characteristics of a tephra-mantled hillslope at Mount St. Helens, Washington. Hydrological Processes, 19: 3621-3630.
30. Major, J. J., Pierson, T. C., Dinehart, R. L., and Costa, J. E., 2000: Sediment yield following severe volcanic disturbance-A two decade perspective from Mount St. Helens. Geology, 28: 819-822.
31. Manville, V., Németh, K., and Kano, K., 2009: Source to sink: a review of three decades of progress in the understanding of volcaniclastic processes, deposits, and hazards. Sedimentary Geology, 220: 136-161.
32. Milliman, J. D., and Syvitski, J. P. M., 1992: Geomorphic/tectonic control of sediment discharge to the ocean: the importance of small mountainous rivers. Journal of Geology, 100: 525-544.
33. Montgomery, D. R., and Dietrich, W. E., 1989: Source areas, drainage density, and channel initiation. Water Resources Research, 25: 1907-1918.
34. Overland, J. E., Adams, J. M., and Bond, N. A., 1999: Decadal variability of the Aleutian Low and its relation to high-latitude circulation. Journal of Climate, 12: 1542-1548.
35. Rodionov, S. N., Overland, J. E., and Bond, N. A., 2005: Spatial and temporal variability of the Aleutian climate. Fisheries Oceanography, 14: 3-21.
36. Rodionov, S. N., Bond, N. A., and Overland, J. E., 2007: The Aleutian Low, storm tracks, and winter climate variability in the Bering Sea. Deep-Sea Research II, 53: 2560-2577.
37. Rosenfeld, C., 1987: Observation and measurement of erosion following the 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens, Washington, USA. In Godard, A., and Rapp, A. (eds.), Processus et measure de l'erosion, 25th International Geographical Congress, CNRS Paris, 565-571.
38. Ryan, H. F., and Scholl, D. W., 1989: Geologic implications of great intraplate earthquakes along the Aleutian arc. Journal of Geophysical Research, 98: 135-146.
39. Schumm, S. A., and Rea, D. K., 1995: Sediment yield from disturbed Earth systems. Geology, 23: 391-394.
40. Scott, W. E., Nye, C. J., Waythomas, C. F., and Neal, C. A., 2010: August 2008 eruption of Kasatochi volcano, Aleutian Islands, Alaska-Resetting an island landscape, Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 42: 250-259.
41. Segerstrom, K., 1960: Erosion and related phenomena at Paricutin in 1957. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, 1104-A: 18 pp.
42. Segerstrom, K., 1966: Paricutin, 1965-Aftermath of eruption. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, 550-C: C93-C101.
43. Shimokawa, E., and Jitousono, T., 1987: Rate of erosion on tephra-covered slopes of volcanoes. Transactions, Japanese Geomorphological Union, 8: 269-286.
44. Shimokawa, E., and Taniguchi, Y., 1983: Sediment yield from hillslopes on active volcanoes. In Proceedings of Symposium on Erosion Control in Volcanic Areas. Tokyo: Japan Public Works Research Institute, Ministry of Construction, Technical Memorandum 1908, 155-182.
45. Shimokawa, E., Jitousono, T., and Tsuchiya, S., 1996: Sediment yield from the 1984 pyroclastic-flow deposit covered hillslopes in Merapi Volcano, Indonesia. Journal of the Japan Society of Erosion Control Engineering, 48: 101-108.
46. Sidorchuck, A., 1999: Dynamic and static models of gully erosion. Catena, 37: 401-414.
47. Suwa, H., and Yamakashi, T., 1999: Sediment discharge by storm runoff at volcanic torrents affected by eruption. Zietschrift für Geomorphologie, 114: 6-88.
48. Swanson, F. J., and Major, J. J., 2005: Physical environments, events, and geological-ecological interactions at Mount St. Helens-March 1980-2004. In Dale, V. H., Swanson, F. J., and Crisafulli, C. M. (eds.), Ecological Responses to the 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens. New York: Springer-Verlag, 27-44.
49. Swanson, R. J., Collins, B., Dunne, T., and Wichersky, B. P., 1983: Erosion of hillslopes affected by volcanic eruption. In Proceedings of Symposium on Erosion Control in Volcanic Areas. Tokyo: Japan Public Works Research Institute, Ministry of Construction, Technical Memorandum 1908, 183-222.
50. Sykes, L. R., 1971: Aftershock zones of great earthquakes, seismicity gaps, and earthquake prediction for Alaska and the Aleutians. Journal of Geophysical Research, 76: 8021-8041.
51. Talbot, S. S., Talbot, S. L., and Walker, L. R., 2010: Post-eruption legacy effects and their implications for long-term recovery of the vegetation on Kasatochi Island, Alaska. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 42: 285-296.
52. Trenberth, K. E., 1990: Recent observed interdecadal climate changes in the northern hemisphere. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 71: 988-993.
53. Walling, D. E., and Webb, B. W., 1996: Erosion and sediment yield: a global overview. International Association of Hydrological Science Publication, 236: 3-19.
54. Waythomas, C. F., and Williams, G. P., 1988: Sediment yield and spurious correlation-Towards a better portrayal of the annual suspended-sediment load of rivers. Geomorphology, 1: 309-316.
55. Waythomas, C. F., Scott, W. E., Prejean, S. G., Schneider, D. J., Izbekov, P., and Nye, C. J., 2010: The August 7-8, 2008 eruption of Kasatochi volcano, central Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Journal of Geophysical Research, in review.
56. Williams, J. C., Drummond, B. A., and Buxton, R. T., 2010: Initial effects of the August 2008 volcanic eruption on breeding birds and marine mammals at Kasatochi Island, Alaska. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 42: 306-314.
57. Wischmeier, W. H., and Smith, D. D., 1978: Predicting rainfall erosion losses. Washington, D.C.: USDA, USDA Agricultural Research Services Handbook, 537: 57 pp.
58. Yamamoto, H., 1984: Erosion of the 1977-1978 tephra layers on a slope of Usu Volcano, Hokkaido. Transactions, Japanese Geomorphological Union, 5: 111-124.