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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1032
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1032
07 Jun 2023
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Field monitoring of pore-water pressure in fully and partly saturated debris flows at Ohya landslide scar, Japan

Shunsuke Oya, Fumitoshi Imaizumi, and Shoki Takayama

Abstract. The characteristics of debris flows (e.g., mobility, sediment concentration, erosion, and deposition of sediment) are dependent on the pore-water pressure in the flows. Therefore, understanding the magnitude of pore-water pressure in debris flows is essential for improving debris flow mitigations measures. Notably, the pore-water pressure in a partly saturated flow, which contains an unsaturated layer in its upper part, has not been understood, due to a lack of data. The monitoring performed in Ohya landslide scar, central Japan, allowed us to obtain the data on the pore-water pressure in fully and partly saturated flows during four debris flow events. In some partly and fully saturated debris flows, the pore-water pressure at the channel bed exceeded the hydrostatic pressure of clean water. The depth gradient of the pore-water pressure in the lower part of the flow, monitored using water pressure sensors at multiple depths, was generally higher than the depth-averaged gradient of the pore-water pressure from the channel bed to the surface of the flow. The low gradient of the pore-water pressure in the upper part of partly saturated debris flow may be affected by the low hydrostatic pressure due to unsaturation of the flow. Additionally, excess pore-water pressure was observed in the lower part of partly saturated surges. The excess pore-water pressure may have resulted from the loading of particles and contraction of interstitial water. The pore-water pressure at the channel bed of fully saturated flow was generally similar to the hydrostatic pressure of clean water, while some saturated surges portrayed higher pore-water pressure than the hydrostatic pressure. The travel distance of debris flows, investigated by the structure from motion technique using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV-SfM) and the monitoring of time lapse cameras, was long during a rainfall event having high intensity, even though the pore-water pressure in the flow was not significantly high. We conclude that the flow type (fully or partly saturated flows) should be considered to estimate the depth gradient of pore-water pressure in debris flows.

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Journal article(s) based on this preprint

09 Jan 2024
Field monitoring of pore water pressure in fully and partly saturated debris flows at Ohya landslide scar, Japan
Shunsuke Oya, Fumitoshi Imaizumi, and Shoki Takayama
Earth Surf. Dynam., 12, 67–86, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-12-67-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-12-67-2024, 2024
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Shunsuke Oya, Fumitoshi Imaizumi, and Shoki Takayama

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Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1032', Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Jul 2023
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Fumitoshi Imaizumi, 19 Aug 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1032', Anonymous Referee #2, 29 Aug 2023
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Fumitoshi Imaizumi, 08 Sep 2023
  • RC3: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1032', Anonymous Referee #3, 08 Sep 2023
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC3', Fumitoshi Imaizumi, 13 Oct 2023

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1032', Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Jul 2023
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Fumitoshi Imaizumi, 19 Aug 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1032', Anonymous Referee #2, 29 Aug 2023
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Fumitoshi Imaizumi, 08 Sep 2023
  • RC3: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1032', Anonymous Referee #3, 08 Sep 2023
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC3', Fumitoshi Imaizumi, 13 Oct 2023

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Fumitoshi Imaizumi on behalf of the Authors (13 Oct 2023)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (16 Oct 2023) by Jens Turowski
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (13 Nov 2023)
ED: Publish as is (13 Nov 2023) by Jens Turowski
ED: Publish as is (20 Nov 2023) by Tom Coulthard (Editor)
AR by Fumitoshi Imaizumi on behalf of the Authors (21 Nov 2023)

Journal article(s) based on this preprint

09 Jan 2024
Field monitoring of pore water pressure in fully and partly saturated debris flows at Ohya landslide scar, Japan
Shunsuke Oya, Fumitoshi Imaizumi, and Shoki Takayama
Earth Surf. Dynam., 12, 67–86, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-12-67-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-12-67-2024, 2024
Short summary
Shunsuke Oya, Fumitoshi Imaizumi, and Shoki Takayama
Shunsuke Oya, Fumitoshi Imaizumi, and Shoki Takayama

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The monitoring of pore-water pressure in fully and partly debris flows was performed in Ohya landslide scar, central Japan. The pore-water pressure in some partly saturated flows highly exceeded the hydrostatic pressure. The depth gradient of the pore-water pressure in the lower part of the flow was generally higher than the upper part of the flow. We conclude that the flow type (fully or partly saturated flows) should be considered to estimate the pore-water pressure in debris flows.