Determination of Areas Susceptible to Landsliding Using Spatial Patterns of Rainfall from Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Data, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Spatial patterns of shallow landslide initiation reflect both spatial patterns of heavy rainfall and areas susceptible to mass movements. We determine the areas most susceptible to shallow landslide occurrence through the calculation of critical soil cohesion and spatial patterns of rainfall derived...

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Published in:ISPRS international journal of geo-information 2017-10, Vol.6 (10), p.289
Main Authors: Guimarães, Renato, Machado, Wátila, de Carvalho, Osmar, Montgomery, David, Gomes, Roberto, Greenberg, Harvey, Cataldi, Márcio, Mendonça, Pedro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
critical cohesion
Digital Elevation Models
Geological hazards
Geomorphology
Hazards
Landslides
Landslides & mudslides
Lesions
mass movements
Rain
Rainfall
Scars
SHALSTAB
Slope stability
Soil
Stability analysis
TRMM
Tropical climate
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Summary:Spatial patterns of shallow landslide initiation reflect both spatial patterns of heavy rainfall and areas susceptible to mass movements. We determine the areas most susceptible to shallow landslide occurrence through the calculation of critical soil cohesion and spatial patterns of rainfall derived from TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission) data for Paraty County, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Our methodology involved: (a) creating the digital elevation model (DEM) and deriving attributes such as slope and contributing area; (b) incorporating spatial patterns of rainfall derived from TRMM into the shallow slope stability model SHALSTAB; and (c) quantitative assessment of the correspondence of mapped landslide scars to areas predicted to be most prone to shallow landsliding. We found that around 70% of the landslide scars occurred in less than 10% of the study area identified as potentially unstable. The greatest concentration of landslides occurred in areas where the root strength of vegetation is an important contribution to slope stability in regions of orographically-enhanced rainfall on the coastal topographic flank. This approach helps quantify landslide hazards in areas with similar geomorphological characteristics, but different spatial patterns of rainfall.
ISSN:2220-9964
2220-9964
DOI:10.3390/ijgi6100289