GRADUALISM vs CATASTROPHISM IN

LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION

International Association of Geomorphologists

(IAG)
Regional conference

July 2-4, 2015

Barnaul, Russia

EXTENDED ABSTRACTS
 Compiled by Gennady Baryshnikov and Andrei Panin
Computer design by Ekaterina Matlakhova

Gradualism vs Catastrophism in Landscape Evolution. International

conference held in Barnaul, Russia, July 2-4, 2015. Extended abstracts. Barnaul
: Publishing House of Altai State University, 2015. 213 p.

ISBN 978-5-7904-1923-2

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Gradualism vs Catastrophism in Landscape Evolution. International conference. Barnaul, Russia, July 2-4, 2015

CONTENT

INVITED LECTURE
Baker V.R. Extreme Events and Catastrophism in Geomorphology: Some Historical
and Philosophical Perspectives 9

PLENARY SESSION
Carling P.A. Catastrophic Deposition of Gravel from Outbreak Floods 12
Duszyński F., Migoń P. Catastrophic or Gradual Evolution of Cliffed Escarpments in
Tablelands? Insights from a Sandstone Tableland in SW Poland 13
Fort M., Adhikari B.R., Stolle A., Schwanghart W., Korup O. Catastrophic Mountain
Wall Collapses in the Nepal Himalayas: A Review, with Focus on Pokhara Valley 15
Herget J. Reconstruction of the Pleistocene Outburst Floods in the Altai-Mountains 18
Komatsu G., Baker V.R., Arzhannikov S.G., Gallagher R., Arzhannikova A.V.,
Murana A., Oguchi T. Catastrophic Flooding, Paleolakes and Late Quaternary Drainage
Reorganization in Northern Eurasia 19
Nanson G.C., Huang H.Q. Catastrophism and the Principle of Least Action: An
Oxymoron or Rapid Flow Adjustment Towards a State of Stationary Equilibrium? 22

GEOMORPHOLOGICAL HAZARDS AND CATACLYSMIC EVENTS,

PAST AND PRESENT
Agatova A.R., Nepop R.K., Bronnikova M.A., Shorkunov I.G. Common Features of
the Pleistocene Landscape Development in the SE Altai and SW Tyva (from the
Consept of the Outburst Floods of Ice-Dammed Lakes) 25
Amato G., Fubelli G. Monitoring Systems to Evaluate Rainfall Threshold Triggering
Mid-Deep Slow Landslides 28
Baker, V.R. The Role of Cataclysmic Flooding in Landscape Evolution 30
Baryshnikov, G., Panin, A. Cataclysmic Debris Flood in the Biya River Valley and
Formation of the Teletskoye Lake (Russian Altai) 35-40 ka BP 33
Bozzano F., Della Seta M., Martino S. Inherited Landslide Risk in the Uplifted
Southwestern Tyrrhenian Calabria (Italy): Constraints from Modeling the Quaternary
Slope Evolution Through Geomorphic Markers 36
Cripps J.E., Brennand T.A. Late-Glacial Outburst Floods from the Nicola Valley,
Southern Interior British Columbia 37
Della Seta M., Esposito C., Evans S.G., Troiani F., Scarascia Mugnozza G.,
Sterpa S. Detection of Large Slope Instabilities by Coupling Remote Sensing and
Quantitative Geomorphic Analyses at the Basin-Scale: An Example from the Central
Karakorum Massif (Pakistan) 40
Dewitte O., Monsieurs E., Jacobs L., et. al. Landslide Hazard In The Equatorial
Region Of The Western Branch Of The East African Rift: Towards A Regional
Assessment 43
Draidia S., Ndahimana H., Habimana C., Fagel N., Dewitte O., Ntenge A-J.,
Ndayensenga A., Elouahabi M., Trefois P., Kervyn F., Havenith H-B. Landslides in
Central Africa: From Deformation Mechanisms to Evolution Processes – Cases Studies
from Rwanda and Burundi 44
Frumkin A. Salt Rock Morphology Reflecting Extreme Environmental Events: The
Dead Sea Basin Example 44

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Greenbaum N., Schwartz U., Benito G., Porat N., Cloete G.C., Enzel Y.
Paleohydrology of Extraordinary Floods Along the Swakop River at the Margin of the
Namib Desert 46
Kittel P., Krąpiec M., Petera-Zganiacz J., Piotrowska M., Rzepecki S., Schellner E.,
Twardy J. The Record of Catastrophic Flood in the Roman Period in Koło Basin
(Central Poland) 47
Mather A.E., Hartley A.J., Evenstar L.A., Griffiths J.S., Stuart F.M. Catastrophic
Floods in Hyper-Arid Settings 50
Micu M., Bălteanu D., Jurchescu M., Micu D. Deep-Seated Landslides In Vrancea
Seismic Region: Complexity And Uncertainties Within Hazard Assessment 51
Pardeshi S.D., Autade S.E., Pardeshi S.S. Landslide Hazard Assessmnent in Western
Maharashtra India 52
Pasuto A., Soldati M. Deep-Seated Gravitation Slope Deformations and Large-Scale
Landslides: Hazard Implications and Monitoring Experiences 53
Pellinen V.A., Kadetova A.V., Kozyreva E.A., Rybchenko A.A. Mudflow Hazard in
the Tunka Bald Mountain Foothills (Republic Of Buryatia, Russia) 54
Pоzdnyаkоv A.V, Bоrоdаvkо P.S. Algorithm of Natural Cataclysm in SE Altai at the
Pleistосene/Hоlосene Boundary and Its Effects on Geоsystems Dynamics 55
Rączkowska Z., Joshi R.Ch. Impact of Extreme Rainfalls on Recent Relief
Transformation of the Upper Pindari Valley, Kumaun Himalaya, India 60
Siddiqui A.R. Evaluation of Risk of Geomorphological Hazards in the Indian Arid
Lands – A Case Study 61
Sizov O. The Mazhoy River Avulsion Caused by the Outburst of the Maashey
Lake (2012) 62
Slaymaker O. Geomorphological Hazards In The Canadian Cordillera 64
Soldati M., Freddi R., Ghinoi A., Pasuto A. Catastrophic Reactivation of a Landslide
in the Italian Dolomites (Upper Badia Valley): A Matter of Climate Change? 65
Soldati M., Pasuto A., Prampolini M. Discovering Submarine Coastal Landslides:
The Maltese Experience 68
Zhirov A.I., Boltramovich S.F. System-Morphological Approach Targeted for
Geomorphic Risks Assessment 70
Zykin V.S., Zykina V.S. Quaternary History of River Valleys in the Altai Mountains 73

GRADUALISM AND CATASTROPHISM IN TECTONIC

GEOMORPHOLOGY
Amato G., Fubelli G., Della Seta M., Troiani F. Geospatial Reconstruction of
Ancient Drainage Basins in Uplifting Areas: The Case of the Velino River (Central
Italy) 76
Chauniyal D.D., Dutta S. Active Neo-Tectonic Evidences on Quaternary Sediments
in Srinagar Valley (Alaknanda Basin) of Garhwal Lesser Himalaya 79
Della Seta M., Calzolari G., Rossetti F., Troiani F., Nozaem R., Vignaroli G.,
Cosentino D., Faccenna C. Deciphering Climatic vs Tectonic Signature in the
Quaternary Morpho-Evolution of Active Tectonic Areas: A Case Study from Central
Iran 81
Fubelli G., Tsanakas K., Karymbalis E. Competition Between Active Tectonism and
River Incision: The Case of Klissoura Gorge, Central Greece 83
Karymbalis E., Gaki-Papanastassiou K., Papanastassiou D., Tsodoulos I.,
Tsivgoulis N., Tsanakas K., Valkanou K. Quaternary Uplifted Shorelines of the Broader
Area of Cape Maleas – Neapolis – Elafonissos Isl. (Se Peloponnese, Greece) 86

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Kumar D., Duarah B.P. Active Tectonic of Mishimi Massif, Eastern Himalaya,
India: Through Geomorphological and Seismological Windows 88
Li Li, Zhang Ke. Sieving Structure and Uranium Deposit Prediction of the Yili Basin,
China 91
Novikov I.S., Vysotsky E.M. Geomorphology and Neotectonics of the Chulyshman
Highland (East Gorny Altai) 92
Selezneva E. Late Cenozoic Topography Deformation of the Sangilen Massif (South
Siberia) on a Different Spatial and Temporal Scales 94
Strom A., Abdrakhmatov K., Djumabaeva A. Formation Of Upslope-Facing Normal
Fault Scarps In The Compressional Neotectonics Environment 96
Troiani F., Cavitolo P., Carducci T., Della Seta M., Menichetti M., Tondi E.,
Savelli D. Valley Incision, Rock Uplift, Deep Geodynamic Processes: Geomorphic
Assessment in the Low-Uplifting Umbria-Marche Apennines (Italy) 100
Vysotsky E. Lake Teletskoye: Wonderful Views, Normal Glaciation, Quick
Tectonics and No Earthquakes 101
Zhou Lin, Jing Tian. Active Strike-Slip Faulting Along the Qingchuan Fault, the
Northeastern Segment of the Longmen Shan Fault Zone, Central China: Inferred from
Offset Geomorphic Features 104

HUMAN ASPECTS OF GEOMORPHOLOGY

Agatova A.R., Nepop R.K., Slyusarenko I.Y., Bronnikova M.A., Shorkunov I.G.,
Glebova A.B. Archaeological Sites as Markers of the Pleistocene-Holocene Landscape
Development in the SE Altai and SW Tyva 105
Bandyopadhyay S., De S.K. Anthropogenic Impacts On The Morphology Of The
Haora River, Tripura, India 106
Czerniak R., Kalicki T. Role of Catastrophic Events in Slope Transformation of
Forecarpathians During the Subboreal-Subatlantic: Case Study at Archaeological Site
Brzezie 26 Near Cracow (Southern Poland) 109
Fouache E., Rante R., Dupays M., Vella C., Fleury J., Ragala R., Andrieu P.V.
Paleochannels of the Zerafshan River (Southern Ouzbekistan) and Human Occupation
Since Neolithics in the Oasis of Bukhara and Qaraqol 111
Hoblea F., Cayla N., Lansigu C., Renau P. The Landslide of Nant Des Granges:
from the 1931 Catastrophic Event to the Geomorphosite and Geotrail of the Bauges
Massif Geopark (Savoie, French Alps) 112
Kalicki T., Krupa J., Chwałek S. Shoreline Changes Near Ancient City Nea Paphos
in Cyprus as a Result of Catastrophic Events – First Results and Future Plans 115
Kittel P., Sikora J., Wroniecki P.Geomorphological Situation of the Medieval Ring-
Fort in Rozprza in the Luciąża River Valley Floor (Central Poland) 117
Lóczy D., Dezső J., Czigány Sz. Landscape Degradation in the Hungarian Drava
Plain 120
Pica A., Del Monte M., Vergari F., D’orefice M., Luberti G.M. Anthropocene, the
“Era” of the Man as Morpho-Evolutionary Agent. The Example of Rome (Italy) 120
Reynard E. Extreme Events and Geocultural Heritage in the Swiss Alps 123
Reynard E., Cayla N., Comanescu L., Coratza P., Darbellay L., Giusti C., Grecu F.,
Hobléa F., Pereira P. Intergeo – A Digital Platform for Education to Geomorphosites 124
Vandarakis D., Pavlopoulos K., Kapsimalis V. Estimating the Geoarchaeological
Potential of the Megalo Kavouri Bay in South Attica, Greece 125

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EXTREME EVENTS AND GRADUAL CHANGE IN PROCESS

GEOMORPHOLOGY
Das L.M. Channel Avulsion of Jiya Dhol River of Brahmaputra Valley Using
Remote Sensing and GIS 127
Embleton-Hamann C., Slaymaker O. The Problem of Including Extreme Mass
Movement Events in a Sediment Budget: Illustrations from the Work of Heinrich Jäckli 130
Ganyushkin D. Mechanisms of Glacial Retreat in the North-West Inner Asia after the
Maximum of the LIA 131
Hendrickx H., Jacob M., Frankl A., Nyssen J. Glacial and Periglacial
Geomorphology and its Paleoclimatological Significance in Three North Ethiopian
Mountains 133
Hendrickx H., Nyssen J., Sannel B., Goossens R., Lehmkuhl F., Babin V.,
Bourgeois J., Frankl A. Geomorphic Responses To Permafrost Thawing Under Rapid
Climate Change: The Case Of The Russian Altai Mountains 134
Hire P.S., Hire P.P. Flood Hydraulics And Hydrodynamics Of Bedrock Channel Of
The Par River: Western India 135
Huang He Qing, Liu Xiaofang, Nanson G.C., Zhou Yuanyuan. Shape Of River
Islands: An Investigation In Terms Of River Equilibrium Theory 136
Patil A.D., Hire P.S. Spatial Scale Analyses of Bedrock Meanders of the Par River:
Western India 137
Prokop P., Bryndal T., Bucała A., Kroczak R., Soja R. Estimation of Runoff
Response to Human Impact in the Catchments with Extreme Rainfall (Margin of the
Darjeeling Himalaya, India) 137
Rączkowska Z., Długosz M., Rojan E. Interrelation of Relief and Snow Avalanches in
the Tatra Mountains 140
Rysin I.I., Grigoriev I.I. Some Results of Stationary Observations Ravine Erosion in
the Territory of Udmurt Republic 141
Tananaev N.I. Sediment and Chemical Fluxes of Small Rivers in the Tundra-Taiga
Transition Zone, Northern Yenisei Region 144
Wiejaczka Ł., Prokop P. Natural and Human Impact on Changes of River Beds Level
in the Margin and Foreland of the Darjeeling Himalayas, India 147
Yang Xiaoping, Hu Fangen, Zhang Deguo, Liu Ziting, Li Hongwei. The Complexity
of Dune Formation: Example of the Kubuqi Desert of China, Formed by Interactions
Between Fluvial and Aeolian Processes and Human Impact 148
Zhou Yuanyuan, Huang He Qing. Changes in River Mouth Channel and Shoreline in
the Yellow River Delta During 1976-2013 149

CENOZOIC AND QUATERNARY LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION

UNDER ROCK AND CLIMATE CONTROL
Abu Ghazleh S., Kempe S. Lake Lisan Stromatolites Along the Eastern Coast of the
Dead Sea, Jordan: Implications to late Pleistocene Lake Level Changes 150
Agatova A.R. Baikal Terrace Complexes – New Data from the Ol’khon Region 151
Borodavko P.S. Post-Glacial History of Buylugem Valley, SE Altay, Russia 153
Deswal S., Sharma M.C., Juyal N., Srivastava P., Singh I., Saini R., Ajai, Bahuguna
I.M. Geomorphological and Chronological Evidence for Holocene Glacier Dynamics in
Miyar Basin, Lahul Himalaya, India 154
Garzón Heydt M.G., Ortega J.A., Tejero R., Meriaux A.S. Bedrock River Incision
and Strath Terrace Evolution: New Insights in Lower Guadiana Canyon Throught
Cosmogenic Nuclides 155

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Hradecký J., Pánek T., Šilhán K., Lenart J., Tichavský R. How Long Does It Take to
Transform Slopes Completely? – Case Study from the Crimean Mountains 158
Kalicki T., Alexandrovskiy A.L., Kittel P., Krupa J., Mazurkevich A., Pawłowski D.,
Płóciennik M., Stachowicz-Rybka R. From Lake Basins to River Valley – Late Vistulian
and Holocene Evolution of Last Glaciation Area: Serteya Basin (Western Russia) 159
Kalicki T., Zieliński A., Przepióra P., Podrzycki Ł., Chwałek S., Frączek M.
Holocene Transformation of Periglacial Valleys of Polish Uplands: Case Study from
Silesian Upland (S-Poland) 162
Kittel P. Age of Holocene Overbank Deposits in Central Poland 162
Kong X.G., Wu Q.L., Zhao Z.J., Rong P., Qiao L.L. Landslide Dammed Fluvial
Sediments at the Aning-Dadu Divide, East Margin of the Tibetan Plateau 166
Lebedeva E.V. Volcanic Processes’ Influence on the River Network Evolution 169
Lobanov G.V., Polyakova A.V., Zvereva A.Yu., Novikova M.A., Trishkin B.V.
Influence of Lithologic Factors on the Morphology and Dynamics of the Upper Dnieper
Catchment Rivers 172
Orkhonselenge A., Hasegawa H., Altansukh N. Last Glacial to Holocene Climate
Changes in Northern Mongolia Inferred from Loess-Paleosol Succession in Shaamar 174
Orkhonselenge A., Krivonogov S.K., Kashiwaya K., Nakamura T., Davaagatan T.
Paleoclimate Changes in Mongolia: Lake Records 175
Pánek T. Post-Glacial Sackung in the Highest Part of the Carpathian Mountains: Age
Constraints Based on 10Be Dating and Trenching 176
Panin A.V. Climatic Forcing of River Valley Development Over the Russian Plain
Since the End of the Middle Pleistocene 177
Panin A.V., Selezneva E.V. Glacio-Isostatic Effects, Ice Damming and Climatic
Forcing: The Upper Dnieper River Since LGM 179
Pardeshi S.S., Pardeshi S.D. Geomorphic Processes on High Level Laterite Surface
in Western Maharahstra, India 181
Scuderi L.A., Yang X., Scuderi L.J., Li H. Drainage Reorganization by Groundwater
Sapping in the Eastern Hunshandake Sandy Lands, China 182
Souza J.O.P., Correa A.C.B. Evolution Models of Fluvial Dynamics in Dryland
Environments – Saco Creeck Watershed, Serra Talhada, Pernambuco 184
Starkel L. Heritage of Permafrost Expansions and Retreats in C-E European
Landscapes 187
Yair A. Environmental Effects of Loess Penetration into the Northern Negev Desert,
Israel 187

GEOMORPHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES
Autret R., Fichaut B., Suanez S., Dodet G., David L., Ardhuin F., Etienne S. Use of
Airborne Methods and Hydrodynamic Measurements to Analyze Quarrying and
Transport of Megaclasts 189
Ghosh K., De S.K. Integration of Geotechnical Methods for Landslide Risk
Assessment and Management in Dhalai District, Tripura, India 191
Lastochkin A.N., Boltramovich S.F., Zhirov A.I. Extended Geomorphology: Study of
the Polar Regions 191
Matlakhova E.Yu. Microscopic Stydy of Quartz Grains for Diagnostics of Short-
Term Aeolian Activity in River Valleys of Central Russian Plain in MIS 2 194
Menezes Júnior E.M., Souza J.O.P., Girão O. A Proposal of Geomorphological
Analysis to Identify Landslide Susceptibility in Metropolitan Region of Recife –
Brazilian Northeast 196

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Pande A. Appraisal of Geomorphic Diversity with Special Reference to Basin-Area

Extremity in Central Himalaya 198
Schlögel R., Alvioli M., Reichenbach P., Malet J.-P., Rossi M., Marchesini I.
Terrain-Unit Delineation for Landslide Susceptibility Assessment in a Complex
Mountainous Environment 202
Šilhán K. Effect of Coniferous and Broad-Leaved Trees on Dendrogeomorphic
Reconstruction of Landslide Movements 205
Trifonova E., Kotsev I., Valchev N., Andreeva N., Galiatsatou P., Eftimova P.
GIS-Aided Assessment of Storm-Related Flood Vulnerability in Present Climate
Conditions for Varna Coastal Region (Bulgarian Black Sea Coast) 205
Vandarakis D., Liosis N., Pavlopoulos K. The Geomorphological Mapping of Keros
Island (Cyclades, Greece) 206
Varuschenko S.S. Geomorphological Techniques in Neotectonics Studies: Sources of
Potential Uncertainties 207
Zhao Z.J., Kong X.G., Granger D.E. Comparison of Cosmogenic Burial Dating to
Argon-Isotope Dating, an Example from Pulu, Xinjiang, Northwest China 207

AUTHOR INDEX 211

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 GRADUALISM vs CATASTROPHISM
IN LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION
International Association of Geomorphologists
(IAG)
Regional conference
July 2-4, 2015
Barnaul, Russia

EXTENDED ABSTRACTS

Compiled by G. Baryshnikov and A. Panin

Computer design by E. Matlakhova

Publishing House of Altai State University

Russia, Barnaul, Lenina str., 61
Signed 04.06.2015
Circulation 130. Order 191