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Landslide hazard mapping using GIS and weight of evidence model in Qingshui River watershed of 2008 Wenchuan earthquake struck region

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Tens of thousands of landslides were triggered by May 12, 2008 earthquake over a broad area. The main purpose of this article is to apply and verify earthquake-triggered landslide hazard analysis techniques by using weight of evidence modeling in Qingshui (清水) River watershed, Deyang (德阳) City, Sichuan (四川) Province, China. Two thousand three hundred and twenty-one landslides were interpreted in the study area from aerial photographs and multi-source remote sensing imageries post-earthquake, verified by field surveys. The landslide inventory in the study area was established. A spatial database, including landslides and associated controlling parameters that may have influence on the occurrence of landslides, was constructed from topographic maps, geological maps, and enhanced thematic mapper (ETM+) remote sensing imageries. The factors that influence landslide occurrence, such as slope angle, aspect, curvature, elevation, flow accumulation, distance from drainages, and distance from roads were calculated from the topographic maps. Lithology, distance from seismogenic fault, distance from all faults, and distance from stratigraphic boundaries were derived from the geological maps. Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) was extracted from ETM+ images. Seismic intensity zoning was collected from Wenchuan (汶川) Ms8.0 Earthquake Intensity Distribution Map published by the China Earthquake Administration. Landslide hazard indices were calculated using the weight of evidence model, and landslide hazard maps were calculated from using different controlling parameters cases. The hazard map was compared with known landslide locations and verified. The success accuracy percentage of using all 13 controlling parameters was 71.82%. The resulting landslide hazard map showed five classes of landslide hazard, i.e., very high, high, moderate, low, and very low. The validation results showed satisfactory agreement between the hazard map and the existing landslides distribution data. The landslide hazard map can be used to identify and delineate unstable hazard-prone areas. It can also help planners to choose favorable locations for development schemes, such as infrastructural, buildings, road constructions, and environmental protection.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Active Tectenics and Volcano, Institute of Geology, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing, 100029, China

    Chong Xu  (许冲), Xiwei Xu  (徐锡伟), Xibin Tan  (谭锡斌) & Renmao Yuan  (袁仁茂)

  2. Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China

    Chong Xu  (许冲), Fuchu Dai  (戴福初) & Jianzhang Xiao  (肖建章)

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Correspondence to Xiwei Xu  (徐锡伟).

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This study was supported by the International Scientific Joint Project of China (No. 2009DFA21280), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 40821160550), and the Doctoral Candidate Innovation Research Support Program by Science & Technology Review (No. kjdb200902-5).

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Xu, C., Xu, X., Dai, F. et al. Landslide hazard mapping using GIS and weight of evidence model in Qingshui River watershed of 2008 Wenchuan earthquake struck region. J. Earth Sci. 23, 97–120 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12583-012-0236-7

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