Debris-flow activity in abandoned channels of the Manival torrent reconstructed with LiDAR and tree-ring data

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1247-1257

  Lopez Saez, J ^a   Corona, C ^a   Stoffel, M ^b,c   Gotteland, A ^a   Berger, F ^a   Liebault F ^d  

^a Cemagref   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^d Cemagref   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; DEBRIS FLOW; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LIDAR; SPATIAL DATA; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TORRENT; TREE RING;

ALPS;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 79955953356     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-11-1247-2011     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. Alestalo, J.: Dendrochronological interpretation of geomorphic processes, Fennia, 105, 1-140, 1971.
2. Arbellay, E., Stoffel, M., and Bollschweiler, M.: Dendrogeomorphic reconstruction of past debris-flow activity using injured broad-leaved trees, Earth Surf. Proc. Land, 35, 399-406, 2010.
3. Barriendos, M., Coeur, D., Lang, M., Llasat, M. C., Naulet, R., Lemaitre, F., and Barrera, A.: Stationarity analysis of historical flood series in France and Spain (14th-20th centuries), Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 3, 583-592, doi:10.5194/nhess-3-583- 2003, 2003. (Pubitemid 38362757)
4. Besson, L.: Les risques naturels en Montagne, Editions Artes- Pubialp, Grenoble, 438 pp., 1996.
5. Bollschweiler, M. and Stoffel, M.: Tree rings and debris flows - trends and challenges, Prog. Phys. Geog., 34, 625-645, 2010a.
6. Bollschweiler, M. and Stoffel, M.: Variations in debris-flow occurrence in an Alpine catchment - A reconstruction based on tree rings, Global Planet. Change, 73, 186-192, 2010b.
7. Bollschweiler, M., Stoffel, M., and Schneuwly, M.: Dynamics in debris-flow activity on a forested cone - a case study using different dendroecological approaches, Catena, 72, 67-78, 2008. (Pubitemid 47610805)
8. Braam, R. R., Weiss, E. E. J., and Burrough, P. A.: Spatial and temporal analysis of mass movement using dendrochronology, Catena, 6, 573-584, 1987a.
9. Brochot, S.: Torrrent du Manival, Etude préalable ̀a l'aménagement (rapport), Cemagref/RTM/SITSE, Grenoble, 26 pp., 1991.
10. Brochot, S., Coeur D., Lang, M., and Naulet, R. : Historisque- Isère et torrents affluents. Utilisation de l'information historique pour une meilleure définition du risqué d'inondation, Cemagref/ Achtys, Lyon, Grenoble, 2000.
11. Carrara, P. E. and O'Neill, J. M.: Tree-ring dated landslide movements and their relationship to seismic events in southwestern Montana, Quaternary Res., 59, 25-35, 2003. (Pubitemid 36440230)
12. Coeur, D. and Lang, M.: Use of documentary sources on past flood events for flood risk management and land planning, Compte Rendus Geosciences, 340, 644-650, 2008.
13. Cook, E. R.: A time series analysis approach to tree-ring standardization, PhD Dissertation, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA, 1985.
14. Cook, E. R. and Kairiukstis, L. A.: Methods of dendrochronology - applications in the environmental sciences, Kluwer, London, UK, 1990.
15. Fantucci, R. and Sorriso-Valvo, M.: Dendrogeomorphological analysis of a slope near lago, Calabria (Italy), Geomorphology, 30, 165-174, 1999. (Pubitemid 30094863)
16. Gignoux, M. and Moret, L.: Géologie Dauphinoise, Masson, Paris, 391 pp., 1952.
17. Gruffaz, F.: Torrent du Manival, Isère, Etude de bassin et de la plage de depots torrentiels. Rapport RTM / ONF, Grenoble, 66 pp., 1997.
18. Holmes, R.: Dendrochronology Program Library User's Manual, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research University of Arizona, Tucson, 1994.
19. Holmes, R.: Computer-assisted quality control in tree-ring dating and measurement, Tree-ring Bulletin, 44, 69-75, 1983.
20. Hupp, C. R.: Geo-botanical evidence of late Quaternary mass wasting in block field areas of Virginia, Earth Surf. Proc. Land, 8, 439-450, 1983, 1984.
21. Ibsen, M. L. and Brunsden, D.: The nature, use and problems of historical archives for the temporal occurrence of landslides, with specific reference to the south coast of Britain, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Geomorphology, 15, 241-258, 1996.
22. Jakob, M.: Debris flow hazard analysis, in: Debris flow hazards and related phenomena, edited by: Jakob, M. and Hungr, O., Praxis Publishing, Chichester, UK, 411-438, 2005.
23. Jakob, M. and Bovis, M. J.: Morphometrical and geotechnical controls of debris flow activity, southern Coast Mountains, British Columbia, Canada, Z. Geomorphol. Supp., 104, 13-26, 1996.
24. Jomelli, V., Brunstein, D., Déqué, M., Vrac, M., and Grancher, D.: Impacts of future climatic change (2000-2100) on the occurrence of debris flows: A case study in the Massif des Ecrins (French Alps), Climatic Change, 97, 171-191, 2009.
25. Lang, M., Coeur D., Brochot S., and Naulet R.: Information historique et ingénierie des risques naturel, L'Isère et le torrent du Manival, Cemagref editions, 182 pp., 2003.
26. Mathys, N.: Les torrents du Saint-Eynard. Rapport Cemagref, Grenoble, France, 1988.
27. Mayer, B., Stoffel, M., Bollschweiler, M., Hübl, J., and Rudolf- Miklau, F.: Frequency and spread of debris floods on fans: a dendrogeomorphic case study from a dolomite catchment in the Austrian Alps, Geomorphology, 118, 199-206, 2010.
28. Panshin, A. J. and de Zeeuw, C.: Textbook of Wood Technology, 1, 3rd edn., 705 pp., McGraw-Hill, New York, USA, 1970.
29. Rinntech: http://www.rinntech.com/content/blogcategory/2/28/ lang,english/, last access: 1 July 2009, 2011.
30. Shroder, J., Marston, R. A., and Stoffel, M.: Treatise on Geomorphology, Vol.7, Elsevier B. V, Amsterdam, Ther Netherlands, 460 pp., 2012.
31. Sorg, A., Bugmann, H., Bollschweiler, M., and Stoffel M.: Debrisflow activity along a torrent in the Swiss Alps: Minimum frequency of events and implications for forest dynamics, Dendrochronologia, 28, 215-223, 2010, doi:10.1016/j.dendro.2009.11.002, 2010.
32. Strunk, H.: Dating of geomorphological processes using dendrogeomorphological methods, Catena, 31(1-2), 137-151, 1997.
33. Stoffel, M.: Magnitude-frequency relationships of debris flows - a case study based on field surveys and tree ring records, Geomorphology, 116, 67-76, 2010.
34. Stoffel, M.: Dating past geomorphic processes with tangential rows of traumatic resin ducts, Dendrochronologia, 26, 53-60, 2008.
35. Stoffel, M. and Beniston, M.: On the incidence of debris flows from the early Little Ice Age to a future greenhouse climate: a case study from the Swiss Alps, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L16404, doi:10.1029/2006GL026805, 2006. (Pubitemid 44945721)
36. Stoffel, M. and Bollschweiler, M.: Tree-ring analysis in natural hazards research - an overview, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 8, 187-202, doi:10.5194/nhess-8-187-2008, 2008.
37. Stoffel, M. and Bollschweiler, M.: Tree-ring reconstruction of past debris flows based on a small number of samples - possibilities and limitations, Landslides, 6, 225-230, 2009.
38. Stoffel, M. and Perret, S.: Reconstructing past rockfall activity with tree rings: some methodological considerations, Dendrochronologia, 24(1), 1-15, 2006. (Pubitemid 44097009)
39. Stoffel, M., Lièvre, I., Conus, D., Grichting, M., Raetzo, H., Gartner, H. W., and Monbaron, M.: 400 years of debris flow activity and triggering weather conditions: Ritigraben, Valais, Switzerland, Arct. Antarct. Alp. Res., 37(3), 387-395, 2005. (Pubitemid 41292247)
40. Stoffel, M., Bollschweiler, M., Leutwiler, A., and Aeby, P.: Treering reconstruction of debris-flow events leading to overbank sedimentation on the Illgraben cone (Valais Alps, Switzerland), The Open Geology Journal, 2, 36-47, 2008.
41. Stoffel, M., Bollschweiler, M., Butler D. R., and Luckman B. H.: Tree rings and natural hazards: A state-of-the art, Springer, Dordrecht, Berlin, London, UK, New York, USA, 505 pp., 2010.
42. Stoffel, M., Bollschweiler M., and Beniston M.: Rainfall characteristics for periglacial debris flows in the Swiss Alps: past incidences - potential future evolutions, Climatic Change, 105, 263- 280, 2011.
43. Szymczak, S., Bollschweiler, M., Stoffel, M., and Dikau, R.: Debris-flow activity and snow avalanches in a steep watershed of the Valais Alps (Switzerland): dendrogeomorphic event reconstruction and identification of triggers, Geomorphology, 116, 107-114, 2010.
44. Timell, T. E.: Compression wood in gymnosperms, 2150 pp., Springer, Berlin, Germany, 1986.
45. Tropeano, D. and Turconi, L.: Using historical documents for landslide, debris flow and stream flood prevention, Applications in Northern Italy, Nat. Hazards, 31, 669-673, 2004.
46. Veyrat-Charvillon, S.: Elaboration d'une méthode de prédiction du volume maximal d'une lave torrentielle (PREVENT), Géomorphologie torrentielle, Topographie de terrain et Stéréophotogrammétrie sur photographies aériennes d'archives. Torrents du Manival, du Merdarêt et des Arches (Alpes-du- Nord, Isère, France), Thèse de Doctorat (PhD), Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, 354 pp., 2005.
47. Veyrat-Charvillon, S. and Memier, M.: Stereophotogrammetry of archive data and topographic approaches to debris-flow torrent measurements: calculation of channelsediment states and a partial sediment budget for Manival torrent (Isère, France), Earth Surf. Proc. Land, 31, 201-219, 2006. (Pubitemid 43239213)
48. Wieczorek, G. F. and Snyder, J. B.: Monitoring slope movements, in Young R., and Norby L., Geological monitoring: Boulder, Colorado, Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 245-271, 2009.