Amplification
; Debris
; Floods
; Flow of water
; Shear stress
; Constraining models
; Debris flows
; Peak flows
; Physically based modeling
; Predictive modeling
; Runoff coefficients
; United States of America
; wildfire
; Runoff
英文摘要:
In burned steeplands, the peak depth and discharge of postwildfire runoff can substantially increase from the addition of debris. Yet methods to estimate the increase over water flow are lacking. We quantified the potential amplification of peak stage and discharge using video observations of postwildfire runoff, compiled data on postwildfire peak flow (Qp), and a physically based model. Comparison of flood and debris flow data with similar distributions in drainage area (A) and rainfall intensity (I) showed that the median runoff coefficient (C = Qp/AI) of debris flows is 50 times greater than that of floods. The striking increase in Qp can be explained using a fully predictive model that describes the additional flow resistance caused by the emergence of coarse-grained surge fronts. The model provides estimates of the amplification of peak depth, discharge, and shear stress needed for assessing postwildfire hazards and constraining models of bedrock incision. Published 2016. This article is a US Government work and is in the public domain in the United States of America.