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Triggering conditions and depositional characteristics of a disastrous debris flow event in Zhouqu city, Gansu Province, northwestern China |
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C. Tang, N. Rengers, Th. W. J. Asch, Y. H. Yang, G. F. Wang |
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Englisch
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1561-8633
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In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ; 11, no. 11 ; Nr. 11, no. 11 (2011-11-02), S.2903-2912 |
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250009775
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-11-2903-2011.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| On 7 August 2010, catastrophic debris flows were triggered by a rainstorm in
the catchments of the Sanyanyu and Luojiayu torrents, Zhouqu County, Gansu
Province northwestern China. These two debris flows originated shortly after
a rainstorm with an intensity of 77.3 mm h−1 and transported a total volume of
about 2.2 million m3, which was deposited on an existing debris fan and
into a river. This catastrophic event killed 1765 people living on this
densely urbanised fan. The poorly sorted sediment contains boulders up to
3–4 m in diameter. In this study, the geomorphological features of both
debris flow catchment areas are analyzed based on the interpretation of
high-resolution remote sensing imagery combined with field investigation.
The characteristics of the triggering rainfall and the initiation of the
debris flow occurrence are discussed. Using empirical equations, the peak
velocities and discharges of the debris flows were estimated to be
around 9.7 m s−1 and 1358 m3 s−1 for the Sanyanyu torrent and 11 m s−1
and 572 m3 s−1 for the Luojiayu torrent. The results of this study
contribute to a better understanding of the conditions leading to
catastrophic debris flow events. |
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