INVESTIGADORES
PASCUAL miguel Alberto
artículos
Título:
Critical areas for sediment delivery to the Chubut River, Patagonia Argentina: geomorphological evidence from the Sagmata pilot basin
Autor/es:
BILMES, ANDRÉS; CUITIÑO, JOSÉ I.; BOUZA, PABLO J.; SCIVETTI, NICOLAS; ROSTAGNO, CESAR M.; PASCUAL, MIGUEL A.
Revista:
JOURNAL OF MAPS
Editorial:
JOURNAL MAPS
Referencias:
Año: 2024 vol. 19
ISSN:
1744-5647
Resumen:
Sediment dischargeeventsinthelowerbasinoftheChubutRiver(Patagonia,Argentina)associated withrainfalleventsgenerateseriousproblemsfordrinkingwaterpurification ofmore than250,000inhabitantsandthesupportoflivestockfarmingactivityofabout42,000ha intheregion.IdentifyingtheareasofpotentialsedimentcontributiontotheChubutRiver andtheconditionsnecessaryforerosionandsedimenttransferisofvitalimportanceto mitigatethenegativeimpactofsedimentdischargeintotheriverandtoestablishwatermanagement plans.We conductedadetailedgeomorphologicalstudyina110km2 tributary watershedoftheChubut River(SagmatapilotBasin),andidentifypotentialsedimentproductionzones.Webased ouranalyzesonconcomitantstudiesthatindicatethatthesedimentremobilizationislinked tothelocationofthedrainagenetworks,especiallyinregionsassociatedwithbadlands anderosionalscarpsformedonPaleogenecontinentaldeposits.
