Publication Date:
2023-02-02
Description:
The re-mobilization of volcaniclastic material poses a hazard factor which, although it decreases with time since the last eruption, remains present in the hydrographic basins of volcanic areas. Herein, we present the results of the numerical modelling of erosive phenomena of volcanic deposits, as well as of flooding in the volcanic area. The proposed approach includes runoff estimation, land use analysis, and the application of hydraulic and erosion modelling. It exploits the Iber software, a widely used and validated model for rainfall-runoff, river flooding, and erosion and sediment transport modelling. The methodology was applied to the Island of Vulcano (Italy), known for the erosion phenomena that affect the slopes of one of its volcanic cones (La Fossa cone). The rainfall excess was calculated using a 19-year dataset of hourly precipitations, and the curve number expressed by the information on soil cover in the area, derived from the land cover and land use analysis. The erosion and flow models were performed considering different rainfall scenarios. Results show a particularly strong erosion, with thicknesses greater than 0.4 m. This is consistent with field observations, in particular with some detailed data collected both after intense events and by long-term observation. Results of the hydraulic simulations show that moderate and torrential rainfall scenarios can lead to flood levels between 0.2 and 0.6 m, which mostly affect the harbours located in the island’s inhabited area.
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This project was partially funded by the “Fondi di Ateneo 2022 (ex 60%)” by the Università degli Studi di Firenze (project “VOLFLANK—Use of remote sensing data for the stability analysis of active volcanoes”; P.I.: F.D.T.). A.F. and M.F. carried out this work in the frame of INGV Progetti Ricerca Libera 2022 (project “VOLF—VOlcaniclastic debris flows at La Fossa cone (Volcano Island): evolution and hazard implication”).
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Published
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16549
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6V. Pericolosità vulcanica e contributi alla stima del rischio
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JCR Journal
Keywords:
erosion modelling
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floods modelling
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numerical models
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Iber software
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volcaniclastic deposits
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floods hazard
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Island of Vulcano
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Aeolian Archipelago
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geomorphological hazards
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04.08. Volcanology
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05.08. Risk
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03.02. Hydrology
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
article
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