Landslide Hazard Assessment in the Three Gorges Area of the Yangtze River using ASTER Imagery

J. G. Liu, P. J. Mason, N. Clerici, S. Chen, A. M. Davis, F. Miao, H. Deng, L. Liang

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Abstract

The Three Gorges Dam Project (TGP) has raised international attention because of its great potential for hydroelectrical power generation and flood control, as well as for its potentially hazardous effects on the environment and ecology, and for the migration and resettlement of local inhabitants. Slope instability is one common problem in the Three Gorges area and this paper reports a regional assessment of landslide hazard based on ASTER imagery and Digital Elevation Model (DEM), in combination with limited field investigation. A simple model based on the geometric mean and Boolean decision rules has been applied to a multi-criterion dataset to generate a map of landslide hazard.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages1302-1304
Number of pages3
StatePublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes
Event2003 IGARSS: Learning From Earth's Shapes and Colours - Toulouse, France
Duration: Jul 21 2003Jul 25 2003

Conference

Conference2003 IGARSS: Learning From Earth's Shapes and Colours
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityToulouse
Period7/21/037/25/03

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Science Applications
  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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