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Cordilleran Section of the Geological Society of America 111 th Annual Meeting – May 11-13, 2015 Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys and University of Alaska Fairbanks Influence of Catchment Properties on Stability of Frozen Debris Lobes Ronald P. Daanen, Margaret M. Darrow and Trent D. Hubbard.

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Cordilleran Section of the Geological Society of America 111th Annual Meeting – May 11-13, 2015

Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys

andUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks

Influence of Catchment Properties on Stability of

Frozen Debris Lobes

Ronald P.Daanen,MargaretM.Darrowand

TrentD.Hubbard.

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Overview

• FrozendebrislobesintheDietrichRiverValley,southcentralBrooksRange

• Justification• Catchmentswithandwithoutlobes• Sedimentmovementfactors• Sedimentstabilizationfactors• Summary

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Frozen debris lobes

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Why are these features here? Why are they not in all catchments? What creates their dynamic nature?

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Catchments without lobes

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This is why we need to know more

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40m

FDL‐A

270m

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Dietrich River valley

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Glacier-filled Dietrich River valley

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Catchments draining into the valley

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Catchments

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Blue without frozen debris lobe Red with frozen debris lobe

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Slope and sediment movement

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Slope comparison

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Blue marker = without frozen debris lobeRed marker = with frozen debris lobe

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Aspect: Vegetation and permafrost

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North- versus south-facing slopes

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South‐facing North‐facing

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Annual precipitation

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Annual discharge

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Channel morphology

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Summary

• Catchmentswithoutlobes• Steeperslopes• Higherelevation• Greaterdischarge

• Catchmentswithlobes• Mediumslopeswithabreakinslopewhereupperpartoflobestarts

• Sedimentstabilizationthroughvegetationandpermafrost

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Summary

• Whatwilllikelydestabilizefrozendebrislobes?• Lossofvegetation• Warmerground• Warmerclimate• Lossofpermafrost• Wetterclimate(warmergroundandlubricationoftheshearzone)

• Anthropogenicincreaseinslope

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The expected result

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Alluvial Fan

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Current frozen debris lobe in transition

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Lobe 42

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Thank you for your attention.Questions?

WewouldliketothanktheStateofAlaska,US‐DOT,andAlyeskafortheir

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