Analysis of the relationship between landslides and precipitation events in Chiriquí Province, Panama

Anthropogenic activity has long been labeled as the leading cause of soil destabilization. However, natural factors including soil erosion and excess rainfall have also been some of the main causes of landslides. Panama is a country with a tropical climate and has a variety of soils that are suscept...

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Autores principales:	Heinz, David, Saavedra, Casilda
Formato:	Online
Idioma:	spa
Publicado:	Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá 2019
Acceso en línea:	https://revistas.utp.ac.pa/index.php/ric/article/view/2237

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spelling	RIC22372022-07-05T14:11:04Z Análisis de la relación entre deslizamientos y eventos de precipitación en la provincia de Chiriquí, Panamá Analysis of the relationship between landslides and precipitation events in Chiriquí Province, Panama Heinz, David Saavedra, Casilda La actividad antropogénica ha sido etiquetada durante mucho tiempo como la principal causa de desestabilización del suelo. Sin embargo, los factores naturales que incluyen la erosión del suelo y el exceso de lluvias también han sido algunas de las principales causas de deslizamientos de tierra. Panamá es un país con un clima tropical y tiene una variedad de suelos que son susceptibles a debilitarse por la lluvia. Algunos contienen una cantidad considerable de arcilla (Acrisols, Nitisols), mientras que otros no (Andosols). Ambos tipos de suelo son debilitados estructuralmente por grandes cantidades de lluvia. Los derrumbes producidos por la desestabilización de estos suelos han causado mucho daño en Panamá. Chiriquí es una provincia que ha visto un aumento en los deslizamientos de tierra. Este estudio, utilizando datos históricos meteorológicos y de desastres desde 1985 hasta 2010, se centró en determinar la relación entre la cantidad de precipitación promedio y la frecuencia de deslizamientos de tierra en Chiriquí. El estudio encontró que Bugaba experimentó el mayor número de deslizamientos de tierra durante el período de estudio y recibió lluvias considerables. Anthropogenic activity has long been labeled as the leading cause of soil destabilization. However, natural factors including soil erosion and excess rainfall have also been some of the main causes of landslides. Panama is a country with a tropical climate and has a variety of soils that are susceptible to weakening by rainfall. Some contain a considerable amount of clay (Acrisols, Nitisols) while others do not (Andosols). Either kinds of soil are structurally weakened by large amounts of rain. The landslides produced by the destabilization of these soils have caused much damage in Panama. Chiriqui is a province that has seen an increase in landslides. This study, using historical meteorological and disaster data from 1985 until 2010, was focused on determining the relationship between the amount of average rainfall and the frequency of landslides in Chiriqui. The study found that Bugaba experienced the highest number of landslides during the study period and received considerable rainfall. Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá 2019-07-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistas.utp.ac.pa/index.php/ric/article/view/2237 10.33412/rev-ric.v5.1.2237 Revista de Iniciación Científica; Vol. 5 Núm. 1 (2019): Revista de Iniciación Científica; 57-60 2413-6786 2412-0464 spa https://revistas.utp.ac.pa/index.php/ric/article/view/2237/3213 https://revistas.utp.ac.pa/index.php/ric/article/view/2237/3567 Derechos de autor 2019 Revista de Iniciación Científica http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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description	Anthropogenic activity has long been labeled as the leading cause of soil destabilization. However, natural factors including soil erosion and excess rainfall have also been some of the main causes of landslides. Panama is a country with a tropical climate and has a variety of soils that are susceptible to weakening by rainfall. Some contain a considerable amount of clay (Acrisols, Nitisols) while others do not (Andosols). Either kinds of soil are structurally weakened by large amounts of rain. The landslides produced by the destabilization of these soils have caused much damage in Panama. Chiriqui is a province that has seen an increase in landslides. This study, using historical meteorological and disaster data from 1985 until 2010, was focused on determining the relationship between the amount of average rainfall and the frequency of landslides in Chiriqui. The study found that Bugaba experienced the highest number of landslides during the study period and received considerable rainfall.
title	Analysis of the relationship between landslides and precipitation events in Chiriquí Province, Panama
title_short	Analysis of the relationship between landslides and precipitation events in Chiriquí Province, Panama
title_full	Analysis of the relationship between landslides and precipitation events in Chiriquí Province, Panama
title_fullStr	Analysis of the relationship between landslides and precipitation events in Chiriquí Province, Panama
title_full_unstemmed	Analysis of the relationship between landslides and precipitation events in Chiriquí Province, Panama
title_sort	analysis of the relationship between landslides and precipitation events in chiriquí province, panama
title_alt	Análisis de la relación entre deslizamientos y eventos de precipitación en la provincia de Chiriquí, Panamá
publisher	Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá
publishDate	2019
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Analysis of the relationship between landslides and precipitation events in Chiriquí Province, Panama

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