Methods of Dendroindication of Developing Rapid Geomorphic Processes: An Overview
https://doi.org/10.31857/S2587556620030097
Abstract
Since the beginning of the 21st century dendrogeomorphological research are abruptly activated in Western Europe but are appreciable reduced in Russia. In the present foreign literature, the new methods and approaches of dendrogeomorphological research has been developed and discussed. The article goal is an overview of the dendrogeomorphological methods for identifying, dating and reconstructing the geomorphic events (debris flows, avalanches, rockfalls), their advantages and limitations at different stages of a dendro-geomorphological study. The dendrogeomorphological research are based on the J. Shroder’s “process— event-response” concept. The disputable questions and unsolved issues of the dendrogeomorphology are considered.
Keywords
dendrogeomorphology,
debris flow,
snow avalanche,
rockfall,
tree-ring,
injury,
radial increment,
deposit,
Altai Mountains
Supporting agencies: The article was carried out within the framework of the state-ordered research theme no. AAAA-A17-117013050039-4. Authors are grateful to anonymous reviewers for the article’s thorough analysis and valuable comments that have improved it
About the Authors
S. A. Nikolaeva
Institute of Monitoring of Climatic and Ecological Systems, SB RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Tomsk
D. A. Savchuk
Institute of Monitoring of Climatic and Ecological Systems, SB RAS
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Tomsk
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- An overview of the dendrogeomorphological methods for studying past geomorphic events caused by gravitational mass movements, presented in international journals.
- The methods are described stage by stage from preparation to identification, dating, and reconstruction of debris flows, snow avalanches, and rockfalls.
- Advantages, limitations, and problems of the methods at all the stages of a study are a focus of the overview.
- One of the main unsolved problems is an assessment of the intensity of events by qualitative and quantitative criteria.
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Nikolaeva S.A., Savchuk D.A. Methods of Dendroindication of Developing Rapid Geomorphic Processes: An Overview. Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk. Seriya Geograficheskaya. 2020;84(3):441-450. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31857/S2587556620030097
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