Thesis (Ph. D.)--Oregon State University, 2006. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 139-146). Also available online.

Thesis (MA)--University of Montana, 2008. / Title from author supplied metadata. Contents viewed on February 11, 2010. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis--M. Phil., University of Hong Kong, 1986.

published_or_final_version / Geography and Geology / Master / Master of Philosophy

Este trabalho teve como objetivo fazer um inventário das feições erosivas lineares da alta bacia do ribeirão Araquá, municípios de São Pedro e Charqueada/SP, com base em técnicas cartográficas e aerofotogramétricas analógicas e digitais. O levantamento foi realizado em 2 escalas de abordagem diferentes: 1:50.000 (semi-detalhe) e 1:15.000 (detalhe). Na escala de semi-detalhe, produziu-se uma carta hipsométrica, uma carta clinográfica e um mapa morfológico, onde foram representadas as feições erosivas. Esses produtos, aliados com as informações sobre solos, litologia e o uso da terra, deram origem ao mapa morfopedológico da sub-bacia. Com base nesse mapa, foi definida a sub-bacia do Córrego do Querosene para o estudo em escala de detalhe. Na sub-bacia do Córrego do Querosene foram produzidas as cartas hipsométrica e clinográfica e os mapas de morfologia do relevo, solos, uso da terra e formas erosivas lineares. O levantamento do uso da terra e das formas erosivas lineares foi realizado com base em fotografias de 4 períodos diferentes, 1962 (1:25.000), 1978 (1:35.000), 1995 (1:25.000) e 2006 (1:30.000). Esse diagnóstico possibilitou realizar correlações das formas erosivas com as características do meio físico, o que deu origem a um mapa de suscetibilidade à erosão, além de ter permitido uma avaliação da evolução temporal das feições. Os resultados mostraram que a área atingida por sulcos diminuiu 38,18% no período de 1962 a 2009. Em contrapartida, as afetadas por linhas de pisoteio subiram 137%. No mesmo período, o número de ravinas aumentou em 87,5%, e as voçorocas cerca de 300%. Os dados mostraram também que as ravinas e voçorocas se instalaram preferencialmente em setores côncavos das vertentes, com declividades acima de 10%, principalmente, e em áreas como solos muito arenosos, profundos, homogêneos, permeáveis e cobertos por pastagens ou vegetação ciliar. As técnicas de interpretação e restituição aerofotogramétricas digitais se mostraram muito superiores às analógicas, embora o processo digital tenha se mostrado mais moroso que o analógico. As técnicas digitais permitiram a correção de grande parte das distorções geométricas das fotos, facilitando, dessa forma, as medidas das ravinas e voçorocas. / This study aimed to make an inventory of the forms of linear erosion in the high basin of the river Araquá, municipality of San Pedro and Charqueada / SP, based on cartographic and aerophotogrametric techniques in analog and digital environment. The survey was conducted in 2 different scales of approach: 1:50.000 (semi-detailed) and 1:15.000 (detailed). In the semi-detailed scale, it was produced a hypsometric chart, a slope chart and a morphological map, where the forms of linear erosion were represented. These products, with the informations about soils, lithology and land use, led to the morphopedologic map. Based on this map, was choose the sub-basin of the Querosene stream for the study on detailed scale. In the sub-basin of the Querosene stream were produced hypsometric and slope charts, morphologic, soils, land use and linear erosion maps. The survey of land use and linear erosion was based on photographs of 4 different periods, 1962 (1:25.000), 1978 (1:35.000), 1995 (1:25.000) and 2006 (1:30.000). This diagnosis made possible to create a susceptibility erosion chart and to correlate forms of linear erosion with the characteristics of the physical environment as well as assessments of the temporal evolution of the erosion. The results showed that the area affected by furrows decreased 38,18% from 1962 until 2009. In contrast, the areas with grazing tracks made by cows increased 137%. In the same period, the number of ravines increased 87,5% and gullies about 300%. The data also showed that the ravines and gullies are preferably in hollow forms, >10% slopes, mainly in areas of very sandy, deep, homogeneous and permeable soils, which are covered by grassland or ciliary vegetation. The techniques of digital aerophotogrametric interpretation and restitution showed far superior to analog, but the digital process is slowest than the analog. The digital techniques allowed the correction of most of the geometric distortions of the photos, facilitating, thus, the measures of ravines and gullies.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Santa Cruz, 1998. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references.

Este trabalho teve como objetivo fazer um inventário das feições erosivas lineares da alta bacia do ribeirão Araquá, municípios de São Pedro e Charqueada/SP, com base em técnicas cartográficas e aerofotogramétricas analógicas e digitais. O levantamento foi realizado em 2 escalas de abordagem diferentes: 1:50.000 (semi-detalhe) e 1:15.000 (detalhe). Na escala de semi-detalhe, produziu-se uma carta hipsométrica, uma carta clinográfica e um mapa morfológico, onde foram representadas as feições erosivas. Esses produtos, aliados com as informações sobre solos, litologia e o uso da terra, deram origem ao mapa morfopedológico da sub-bacia. Com base nesse mapa, foi definida a sub-bacia do Córrego do Querosene para o estudo em escala de detalhe. Na sub-bacia do Córrego do Querosene foram produzidas as cartas hipsométrica e clinográfica e os mapas de morfologia do relevo, solos, uso da terra e formas erosivas lineares. O levantamento do uso da terra e das formas erosivas lineares foi realizado com base em fotografias de 4 períodos diferentes, 1962 (1:25.000), 1978 (1:35.000), 1995 (1:25.000) e 2006 (1:30.000). Esse diagnóstico possibilitou realizar correlações das formas erosivas com as características do meio físico, o que deu origem a um mapa de suscetibilidade à erosão, além de ter permitido uma avaliação da evolução temporal das feições. Os resultados mostraram que a área atingida por sulcos diminuiu 38,18% no período de 1962 a 2009. Em contrapartida, as afetadas por linhas de pisoteio subiram 137%. No mesmo período, o número de ravinas aumentou em 87,5%, e as voçorocas cerca de 300%. Os dados mostraram também que as ravinas e voçorocas se instalaram preferencialmente em setores côncavos das vertentes, com declividades acima de 10%, principalmente, e em áreas como solos muito arenosos, profundos, homogêneos, permeáveis e cobertos por pastagens ou vegetação ciliar. As técnicas de interpretação e restituição aerofotogramétricas digitais se mostraram muito superiores às analógicas, embora o processo digital tenha se mostrado mais moroso que o analógico. As técnicas digitais permitiram a correção de grande parte das distorções geométricas das fotos, facilitando, dessa forma, as medidas das ravinas e voçorocas. / This study aimed to make an inventory of the forms of linear erosion in the high basin of the river Araquá, municipality of San Pedro and Charqueada / SP, based on cartographic and aerophotogrametric techniques in analog and digital environment. The survey was conducted in 2 different scales of approach: 1:50.000 (semi-detailed) and 1:15.000 (detailed). In the semi-detailed scale, it was produced a hypsometric chart, a slope chart and a morphological map, where the forms of linear erosion were represented. These products, with the informations about soils, lithology and land use, led to the morphopedologic map. Based on this map, was choose the sub-basin of the Querosene stream for the study on detailed scale. In the sub-basin of the Querosene stream were produced hypsometric and slope charts, morphologic, soils, land use and linear erosion maps. The survey of land use and linear erosion was based on photographs of 4 different periods, 1962 (1:25.000), 1978 (1:35.000), 1995 (1:25.000) and 2006 (1:30.000). This diagnosis made possible to create a susceptibility erosion chart and to correlate forms of linear erosion with the characteristics of the physical environment as well as assessments of the temporal evolution of the erosion. The results showed that the area affected by furrows decreased 38,18% from 1962 until 2009. In contrast, the areas with grazing tracks made by cows increased 137%. In the same period, the number of ravines increased 87,5% and gullies about 300%. The data also showed that the ravines and gullies are preferably in hollow forms, >10% slopes, mainly in areas of very sandy, deep, homogeneous and permeable soils, which are covered by grassland or ciliary vegetation. The techniques of digital aerophotogrametric interpretation and restitution showed far superior to analog, but the digital process is slowest than the analog. The digital techniques allowed the correction of most of the geometric distortions of the photos, facilitating, thus, the measures of ravines and gullies.

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The mountain-systems of Central Asia, act as barriers to atmospheric circulation patterns, which in turn impose striking climate gradients across the region. Glaciers are sensitive indicators of climate change and respond to changes in climate gradients over time by advancing during cold and wet periods and receding during warm and dry periods. The aim of this thesis is to investigate whether there are large-scale patterns in how past glaciers in the Tian Shan and the Altai Mountains of Central Asia responded to climate change. Multiple methods have been used, including: remote sensing, terrain analysis, field investigations, and cosmogenic nuclide (CN) dating. The glacial landform records indicate that the region experienced mainly alpine-style glaciations in the past. Large complexes of ice-marginal moraines in high elevation basins are evidence of outlet glaciers sourced from large valley glaciers, ice caps and ice-fields, and these moraine sequences, record the maximum extent of paleoglaciation. In the Ikh-Turgen Mountains, located in the continental, eastern Altai Mountains, deglaciation of these moraines occurred during marine oxygen isotope stage (MIS) 3 at ~45 ka. This is consistent with a colder and wetter climate during this time, inferred from ice core and lake level proxies. Another deglacial phase occurred during MIS 2 at ~23 ka, synchronous with the global Last Glacial Maximum. In the Russian Altai Mountains, lobate moraines in the Chuya Basin indicate deglaciation at ~19 ka, by a highly dynamic paleoglacier in the Chagan-Uzun catchment, which experienced surge-like behaviour. Furthermore, across the Tian Shan, an evaluation of new and existing CN glacial chronologies (25 dated moraines) indicates that only one regional glacial stage, between 15 and 28 ka (MIS 2), can be defined and spatially correlated across the region. These paleoglaciers were mainly restricted to valleys as a result of arid conditions during this time and variation in their extents is interpreted to reflect topographic modulation on regional climate. The ages of the oldest evidence for robust local glacial stages in the Tian Shan are not yet well constrained, however, moraines in the central Kyrgyz Tian Shan and the eastern Chinese Tian Shan have apparent minimum ages overlapping with MIS 5 and MIS 3 (with missing MIS 4 and 6 stages). However, different geological processes, such as inheritance and post-depositional shielding (e.g. deposition by surging glaciers or hummocky terrain deposition), have influenced the dating resolution, making several moraine ages inappropriate for regional comparison. Finally, to quantify regional patterns of paleoglaciation, the hypsometry (area-elevation distribution) of glacial landforms is used to estimate average paleo equilibrium line altitudes for the region. This analysis shows that while present-day ELAs mirror strong climate gradients, paleoglaciation patterns were characterised by more gentle ELA gradients. The paleo-ELA depressions across Central Asia were most prominent in the continental southern and eastern regions (500–700 m). Finally, the results from this thesis, show that Central Asia was repeatedly glaciated in the past, but underscore the importance of considering 1) catchment characteristics and styles of glaciation and 2) other non-climatic factors controlling glacier dynamics when interpreting CN chronologies to make paleoclimate inference. / <p>At the time of the doctoral defense, the following papers were unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 2: Manuscript. Paper 4: Accepted. Paper 5: Manuscript.</p> / Central Asia Paleoglaciology Project (CAPP)

Com base nos procedimentos metodológicos da Geomorfologia Antropogênica (RODRIGUES 1997a, 1997b, 2004, 2005 e 2010) e na abordagem da Geomorfologia Urbana Histórica, esse trabalho objetiva avaliar as correlações entre as intervenções urbanas nos sistemas hidromorfológicos e as tendências espaciais e frequência das inundações na bacia hidrográfica do Córrego da Mooca. Para essa avaliação foram gerados o mapa da morfologia original na escala de 1:25.000, para o reconhecimento das tendências originais dos processos hidromorfológicos, e os mapas do uso do solo de diversos anos (1952, 1962, 1972, 1994 e 2008), para investigar a história cumulativa das intervenções urbanas e obter dados de indicadores morfológicos e de materiais superficiais para a avaliação dos impactos da urbanização (RODRIGUES, 2010). Foram também identificados os eventos de inundação que ocorreram na bacia do Córrego da Mooca entre os anos de 1971 e 2011, com base nos reportagens dos jornais Gazeta da Vila Prudente e Folha de Vila Prudente. Os 85 eventos de inundação identificados no levantamento histórico foram mapeados e suas informações sistematizadas no quadro de geoindicadores de mudanças. Com base nessa sistematização foram selecionados indicadores para a avaliação das variáveis antrópicas e naturais na ocorrência das inundações. Os resultados obtidos permitiram avaliar que as inundações ocorrem em setores da antiga planície de inundação onde as tendências da morfologia original foram potencializadas pela morfologia antropogênica. Identificou-se também que os eventos de inundação relatados ao longo de 40 anos foram mais frequentes nas faixas de precipitação com o total diário de até 60 mm, sendo que 82,5% ocorreram na faixa entre 0,1 e 15 mm. Além disso, concluiu-se que há uma tendência positiva entre o aumento da frequência e magnitude das inundações e as transgressões nos sistemas hidromorfológicos pela urbanização. Dessa forma, as derivações antrópicas são variáveis indispensáveis para o entendimento das tendências espaço-temporais das inundações em bacias hidrográficas urbanizadas. / Based on the methodological procedures of Anthropogenic Geomorphology (RODRIGUES 1997a, 1997b, 2004, 2005 and 2010) and the approach of the Urban Historical Geomorphology, this work aims to evaluate the correlation between urban interventions in hydromorphological systems and spatial trends and frequency of flooding in the Mooca Stream basin. For this evaluation and for the recognition of original hydromorphological processes trends were generated a map of the original morphology on the scale of 1:25,000 and land use maps from different years (1952, 1962, 1972, 1994 and 2008). Those maps were used to investigate the cumulative history of urban interventions and obtain data from morphological indicators and surface materials for assessing the impacts of urbanization (RODRIGUES, 2010). Flood events that occurred in the Mooca Stream basin between the years 1971 and 2011, were also identified based on newspaper reports of Gazeta da Vila Prudente and Folha de Vila Prudente. The 85 flood events identified in the historical survey were mapped and their information were systematized in framework geoindicators changes. Based on this systematic indicators were selected for the assessment of natural and anthropogenic variables on the occurrence of floods. The results obtained allowed us to evaluate the occurrence of floods in particular sectors of the old floodplain where original morphology probably were potentiated by anthropogenic morphology. It was also found that the flood events reported over 40 years were more frequent in total daily precipitation of up to 60 mm, and 82.5% occurred between 0.1 and 15 mm. Furthermore, the major positive correlationshipe between the analised variables is the frequency and magnitude of floods with the rate of spatial transgressions in hydromorphological systems by urbanization. Thus it was concluded that more studies that discriminate in the derivations anthropogenic are indispensable for modeling and understanding the spatial and temporal trends of flooding in urbanized watersheds.