Dating Torrential Processes on Fans and Cones

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.

Inhaltsangabe1. 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 Pr