Regional Scale Mapping of Debris-Flow Susceptibility in the Southern French Alps
This article describes a regional methodology of debris-flow susceptibility mapping. The implementation of this approach is based on statistical and GIS methods and makes it possible to identify catchments in the Southern French Alps, according to their morphometric (Melton index and local slope) an...
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| author | Mélanie Bertrand Frédéric Liébault Hervé Piégay |
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| description | This article describes a regional methodology of debris-flow susceptibility mapping. The implementation of this approach is based on statistical and GIS methods and makes it possible to identify catchments in the Southern French Alps, according to their morphometric (Melton index and local slope) and sediment supply conditions (active erosion zones in headwater catchments), that are prone to debris flows because of hydrometeorological forcing. This methodology has been validated on 50 sites with very high scores; the geomorphic response was correctly predicted for 80% of the sites. The map of susceptibility to the occurrence of debris flow has been integrated into the RhyTMME project’s Web platform. This platform also offers a visualisation of the rainfall’s spatial distribution (from meteorological radar data), enabling automatic real-time detection of the triggering of debris flow at the regional scale. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-abaafa0925b7413899d236f20752d26a2024-02-14T15:01:25ZengInstitut de Géographie AlpineRevue de Géographie Alpine0035-11211760-7426105410.4000/rga.3543Regional Scale Mapping of Debris-Flow Susceptibility in the Southern French AlpsMélanie BertrandFrédéric LiébaultHervé PiégayThis article describes a regional methodology of debris-flow susceptibility mapping. The implementation of this approach is based on statistical and GIS methods and makes it possible to identify catchments in the Southern French Alps, according to their morphometric (Melton index and local slope) and sediment supply conditions (active erosion zones in headwater catchments), that are prone to debris flows because of hydrometeorological forcing. This methodology has been validated on 50 sites with very high scores; the geomorphic response was correctly predicted for 80% of the sites. The map of susceptibility to the occurrence of debris flow has been integrated into the RhyTMME project’s Web platform. This platform also offers a visualisation of the rainfall’s spatial distribution (from meteorological radar data), enabling automatic real-time detection of the triggering of debris flow at the regional scale.https://journals.openedition.org/rga/3543remote sensingsusceptibilitydebris-flowSouthern French AlpsGIS |
| spellingShingle | Mélanie Bertrand Frédéric Liébault Hervé Piégay Regional Scale Mapping of Debris-Flow Susceptibility in the Southern French Alps Revue de Géographie Alpine remote sensing susceptibility debris-flow Southern French Alps GIS |
| title | Regional Scale Mapping of Debris-Flow Susceptibility in the Southern French Alps |
| title_full | Regional Scale Mapping of Debris-Flow Susceptibility in the Southern French Alps |
| title_fullStr | Regional Scale Mapping of Debris-Flow Susceptibility in the Southern French Alps |
| title_full_unstemmed | Regional Scale Mapping of Debris-Flow Susceptibility in the Southern French Alps |
| title_short | Regional Scale Mapping of Debris-Flow Susceptibility in the Southern French Alps |
| title_sort | regional scale mapping of debris flow susceptibility in the southern french alps |
| topic | remote sensing susceptibility debris-flow Southern French Alps GIS |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/rga/3543 |
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