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Título: GIS methods applied to the degradation of monogenetic volcanic fields: A case study of the Holocene volcanism of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain)
Autores/as: Rodriguez-Gonzalez, A. 
Fernandez-Turiel, J. L.
Perez-Torrado, F. J. 
Aulinas, M.
Carracedo, J. C. 
Gimeno, D.
Guillou, H.
Paris, R.
Clasificación UNESCO: 250621 Vulcanología
250607 Geomorfología
Palabras clave: GIS
Volcanic landform
Degradation
Holocene
Gran Canaria island, et al.
Fecha de publicación: 2011
Publicación seriada: Geomorphology 
Resumen: Modeling of volcanic morphometry provides reliable measurements of parameters that assist in the determination of volcanic landform degradation. Variations of the original morphology enable the understanding of patterns affecting erosion and their development, facilitating the assessment of associated hazards. A total of 24 volcanic Holocene eruptions were identified in the island of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain). 87% of these eruptions occurred in a wet environment while the rest happened in a dry environment. 45% of Holocene eruptions are located along short barrancos (S-type, less than 10 km in length), 20% along large barrancos (L-type, 10–17 km in length) and 35% along extra-large barrancos (XL-type, more than 17 km in length). The erosional history of Holocene volcanic edifices is in the first stage of degradation, with a geomorphic signature characterized by a fresh, young cone with a sharp profile and a pristine lava flow. After intensive field work, a careful palaeo-geomorphological reconstruction of the 24 Holocene eruptions of Gran Canaria was conducted in order to obtain the Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) of the pre- and post-eruption terrains. From the difference between these DTMs, the degradation volume and the incision rate were obtained. The denudation of volcanic cones and lava flows is relatively independent both their geographical location and the climatic environment. However, local factors, such as pre-eruption topography and ravine type, have the greatest influence on the erosion of Holocene volcanic materials in Gran Canaria. Although age is a key factor to help understand the morphological evolution of monogenetic volcanic fields, the Gran Canaria Holocene volcanism presented in this paper demonstrates that local and regional factors may determine the lack of correlation between morphometric parameters and age. Consequently, the degree of transformation of the volcanic edifices evolves, in many cases, independently of their age.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/44227
ISSN: 0169-555X
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.06.033
Fuente: Geomorphology [ISSN 0169-555X], v. 134 (3-4), p. 249-259
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