Contributions of dendrogeomorphological analysis to the characterization of hydrogeomorphological hazards associated with extraordinary rainfall events: A review
Contribuciones del análisis dendrogeomorfológico a la caracterización de peligros hidrogeomorfológicos asociados a eventos pluviales extraordinarios: Una revisión
Dagne Boudet Rouco1,*, Manuel E. Mendoza1,2,*, Teodoro Carlón Allende3, José Villanueva Díaz4
1 Instituto de Geofísica, Unidad Michoacán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 58190, Morelia, Michoacán, México.
2 Centre for Natural Hazard Research, Department of Earth Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada.
3 Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencia y Tecnología-Instituto de Geofísica-Unidad Michoacán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 58190, Morelia, Michoacán, México.
⁴ Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, 35079, Gómez Palacio, Durango, México.
Corresponding author: (M.E. Mendoza) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
How to cite this article:
Boudet Rouco, D., Mendoza, M.E., Carlón Allende, T., Villanueva Díaz, J., 2024, Contributions of dendrogeomorphological analysis to the characterization of hydrogeomorphological hazards associated with extraordinary rainfall events: A review: Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana, 76 (3), A100424. http://dx.doi.org/10.18268/BSGM2024v76n3a100424
Manuscript received: December 19, 2023; corrected manuscript received: March 25, 2024; manuscript accepted: April 9, 2024.
ABSTRACT
Disasters caused by extreme precipitation events have increased globally in magnitude and frequency. The objective of this research is to analyze how dendrochronological techniques have been applied for estimating hazards associated with rainfall events (floods and mass movement) in mountain areas. The search was performed regarding the use of dendrochronological techniques until 2022 by using the Scopus and Web of Science databases. One hundred and 174 publications were retrieved, and the topics addressed were a) the determination of rainfall thresholds, b) the analysis and reconstruction of hydrogeomorphological processes (floods and landslides) and c) the influence of meteorological, climatological and climate change phenomena on the occurrence of hazardous events in mountain areas. The integration of dendrochronological techniques has been useful in identifying the characteristics of the dynamics and influence of hydrological processes, as well as the reconstruction and evaluation of the magnitude of hazardous events. The reviewed literature shows an increase of research on hazards associated with extraordinary rainfall. There are few hazard studies, however, in intertropical zones. This constitutes a research line that must be developed to manage the hazards and their associated risks in these poorly studied geographic areas.
Keywords: extreme rainfall events, floods, landslide, geomorphology, hazard evaluation, tree rings.
