2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.10.019
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Prediction of spatially explicit rainfall intensity–duration thresholds for post-fire debris-flow generation in the western United States

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“…Estimates of hillslope erosion derived here from repeat TLS add to the growing database of studies that utilize high‐resolution topographic data (e.g., DeLong et al, ; Orem & Pelletier, ; Rengers et al, ; Staley et al, ; Wester et al, ) to quantify the spatial patterns of erosion within a recently burned landscape. Likewise, the rainfall records and channel monitoring data provide additional constraints on the precise timing of debris flows within rainstorms, which can be combined with larger data sets of postwildfire debris‐flow activity throughout the western United States to improve empirical models used to estimate debris‐flow likelihood (Staley et al, ). While individual postwildfire studies may frequently be limited in scope (e.g., one hillslope or one drainage basin), when viewed together as a community data set, these studies will help elucidate common trends related to the impact of wildfire on surface processes in different geologic and climate settings and provide additional data for developing and validating empirical models (e.g., Gartner et al, ; Wagenbrenner & Robichaud, ).…”
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“…Estimates of hillslope erosion derived here from repeat TLS add to the growing database of studies that utilize high‐resolution topographic data (e.g., DeLong et al, ; Orem & Pelletier, ; Rengers et al, ; Staley et al, ; Wester et al, ) to quantify the spatial patterns of erosion within a recently burned landscape. Likewise, the rainfall records and channel monitoring data provide additional constraints on the precise timing of debris flows within rainstorms, which can be combined with larger data sets of postwildfire debris‐flow activity throughout the western United States to improve empirical models used to estimate debris‐flow likelihood (Staley et al, ). While individual postwildfire studies may frequently be limited in scope (e.g., one hillslope or one drainage basin), when viewed together as a community data set, these studies will help elucidate common trends related to the impact of wildfire on surface processes in different geologic and climate settings and provide additional data for developing and validating empirical models (e.g., Gartner et al, ; Wagenbrenner & Robichaud, ).…”
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“…It is not possible to attribute debris‐flow initiation to one of these two mechanisms based on available field observations alone. However, identifying the prevalence of particular debris‐flow initiation mechanisms in different settings could help refine methods for estimating thresholds associated with debris‐flow initiation and potentially aid in explaining observed differences in rainfall intensity‐duration thresholds for debris flows that are known to exist among different geographic regions (Staley et al, ). By designing a series of numerical model experiments (e.g., McGuire et al, ), we were able to determine that bed failure processes within the channel were responsible for generating some, but not all, of the observed debris‐flow surges (Figure ).…”
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“…A broader approach would be to look at all precipitation events over a particular threshold in the region. However, PFDF thresholds have been noted to vary in space (Staley et al 2016) thus choosing one representative threshold may not suffice. Focusing on events known to produce impactful PFDFs ensures precipitation was indeed sufficient.…”
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“…Debris flows pose a serious threat because they move rapidly, travel significant distances from their point of origin, and exert destructive force along their flow path and within their area of deposition (Hungr, 2005;Giraud and McDonald, 2007;Jordan and Covert, 2009) Post-wildfire debris flows clearly pose a hazard when burned watersheds are adjacent to populated areas (Cannon and DeGraff, 2009) and can even be a hazard in a less populated rural settings (DeGraff et al, 2011). Consequently, post-fire evaluation needs tools to effectively identify, within a burned area, those drainage basins having a greater likelihood of generating debris flows in order to undertake timely and effective mitigation (DeGraff et al 2007;Cannon et al 2011;DeGraff et al, 2013;DeGraff, 2014;Staley et al, 2017).…”
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confidence: 99%