Use of Very High-Resolution Optical Data for Landslide Mapping and Susceptibility Analysis along the Karnali Highway, Nepal
| dc.contributor.author | Amatya, Pukar | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kirschbaum, Dalia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Stanley, Thomas | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-05T17:01:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-10-05T17:01:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-09-30 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The Karnali highway is a vital transport link and the only primary roadway that connects the remote Karnali region to the lowlands in Mid-Western Nepal. Every year there are reports of landslides blocking the road, making this area largely inaccessible. However, little effort has focused on systematically identifying landslides and landslide-prone areas along this highway. In this study, landslides were mapped with an object-based approach from very high-resolution optical satellite imagery obtained by the DigitalGlobe constellation in 2012 and PlanetScope in 2018. Landslides ranging from 10 to 30,496 m2 were detected within a 3 km buffer along the highway. Most of the landslides were located at lower elevations (between 500–1500 m) and on steep south-facing slopes. Landslides tended to cluster closer to the highway, near drainage channels and away from faults. Landslides were also most prevalent within the Kuncha Formation geologic class, and the forested and agricultural land cover classes. A susceptibility map was then created using a logistic regression methodology to highlight patterns in landslide activity. The landslide susceptibility map showed a good prediction rate with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.90. A total of 33% of the study arealies in high/very high susceptibility zones. The map highlighted the lower elevated areas between Bangesimal and Manma towns with the Kuncha Formation geologic class as being the most hazardous. The banks of the Karnali River, its tributaries and areas near the highway were also highly susceptible to landslides. The results highlight the potential of very high-resolution optical imagery for documenting detailed spatial information on landslide occurrence, which enables susceptibility assessment in remote and data scarce regions such as the Karnali highway. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This research funded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) High Mountain Asia Grant (NNX16AT79G) was further augmented with funds provided by NASA’s Small Satellite Data Buy (SSDB) program. | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/11/19/2284 | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 23 pages | en_US |
| dc.genre | journal articles | en_US |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.13016/m2xkan-ef8m | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Amatya, Pukar, Dalia Kirschbaum, and Thomas Stanley. 2019. "Use of Very High-Resolution Optical Data for Landslide Mapping and Susceptibility Analysis along the Karnali Highway, Nepal" Remote Sensing 11, no. 19: 2284. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11192284 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11192284 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11603/26098 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | en_US |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | UMBC GESTAR II Collection | |
| dc.rights | This work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law. | en_US |
| dc.rights | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | * |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ | * |
| dc.title | Use of Very High-Resolution Optical Data for Landslide Mapping and Susceptibility Analysis along the Karnali Highway, Nepal | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |
| dcterms.creator | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2288-0363 | en_US |