英文摘要 |
In Taiwan, waste-filled valleys of small mountainous catchments imply that the valley floors are subject to geomorphic hazards triggered by debris flow, bank erosion and flooding. This study intends to demonstrate the spatial distribution of landform features and of geomorphic change by the major rainfall event in a waste-filled valley. The methods applied include digital aerial photogrammetry, geomorphometric analyse (Melton's ration, MR) and on-site investigation report analysis. The study area is the Ping Guang Stream (PS Stream), a tributary of the Xindian River in the northern Taiwan, which experienced the most significant geomorphic change during Typhoon Soudelo in August, 2015. The main landform unit of the valley bottom along the Ping Guang Stream is fill terraces with scarp 2-3 m and a few tributary fans locate in the mid-stream. During Typhoon Soudelo, the dominant geomorphic process in the upper streams was debris flow and turning into flooding in the downstream, which is in line with the result of MR. It is regarded as the reworking of geomorphic processes within the existent geomorphic framework of the Ping Guang Stream valley although the location of landslides and raising water level of the Xindian River, i.e., the spatial and temporal contingency, did increase the area of debris flow and flooding. There are numerous waste-filled valleys as the Ping Guang Stream in the mountainous Taiwan, a comprehensive investigation as demonstrated in this research will greatly benefit the future natural hazard assessment. |