Modeling of sediment flux at short, middle and long time scale in alpine torrents

Sediments management has become an important issue in the alpine regions since all deposits of material must be removed from sediment traps to keep their efficiency. However, this is not sustainable to evacuate those deposits over long distances. The goals of this work is to quantify the sediment supply of alpine torrents and active gullies in order to make suatinable management over the long term. From a case study situated in the region of Zinal, Valais, Switzerland, we will try to give general recommendation.