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Jul 1, 2018

Continuous and large sediment supply in a steep landslide scar, Southern Japanese Alps

Geomorphology
  • Ryoko Nishii
  • ,
  • Fumitoshi Imaizumi
  • ,
  • Hiromu Daimaru
  • ,
  • Wataru Murakami

Volume
312
Number
First page
51
Last page
59
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.04.002
Publisher
Elsevier B.V.

Continuous sediment supply in the Aka-kuzure landslide scar, in the tectonically active alpine Southern Japanese Alps, was investigated using airborne light detection and ranging data in 2000, 2003, 2007 and 2012. In addition, we focused on the spatial variability of denudation patterns based on topographical analyses using DEMs. Denudation volume for the past 12 years reached about 106 m3 and mean annual denudation rate ranged from 0.25 to 0.31 m/yr. Topographical analyses revealed that sediment supply in the scar consists of a combination of two denudation types, sporadic-deep and wide-thin. These denudation types have different roles in the topographical development of the landslide scar. Sporadic-deep type supplies less volume than wide-thin type but still contributes to channel development, as it mainly occurs on lower-order streams and tends to change the convex slope into a concave slope. In contrast, although denudation depth of the wide-thin type is thin, the area affected by this type extends to the whole landslide scar. Consequently, the wide-thin type accounts for most of the total volume lost, for which detachment by frost shattering is suggested as an important role.

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.04.002
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  • DOI : 10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.04.002
  • ISSN : 0169-555X
  • SCOPUS ID : 85045561607

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