The Yinshan Mountains Record over 10,000 Landslides
China boasts a vast expanse of mountainous terrain, characterized by intricate geological conditions and structural features, resulting in frequent geological disasters. Among these, landslides, as prototypical geological hazards, pose significant threats to both lives and property. Consequently, co...
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| author | Jingjing Sun Chong Xu Liye Feng Lei Li Xuewei Zhang Wentao Yang |
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| description | China boasts a vast expanse of mountainous terrain, characterized by intricate geological conditions and structural features, resulting in frequent geological disasters. Among these, landslides, as prototypical geological hazards, pose significant threats to both lives and property. Consequently, conducting a comprehensive landslide inventory in mountainous regions is imperative for current research. This study concentrates on the Yinshan Mountains, an ancient fault-block mountain range spanning east–west in the central Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, extending from Langshan Mountains in the west to Damaqun Mountains in the east, with the narrow sense Xiao–Yin Mountains District in between. Employing multi-temporal high-resolution remote sensing images from Google Earth, this study conducted visual interpretation, identifying 10,968 landslides in the Yinshan area, encompassing a total area of 308.94 km<sup>2</sup>. The largest landslide occupies 2.95 km<sup>2</sup>, while the smallest covers 84.47 m<sup>2</sup>. Specifically, the Langshan area comprises 331 landslides with a total area of 11.96 km<sup>2</sup>, the narrow sense Xiao–Yin Mountains include 3393 landslides covering 64.13 km<sup>2</sup>, and the Manhan Mountains, Damaqun Mountains, and adjacent areas account for 7244 landslides over a total area of 232.85 km<sup>2</sup>. This research not only contributes to global landslide cataloging initiatives but also serves as a robust foundation for future geohazard prevention and management efforts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5c6b7b4a33454f33b6afdad4afb67e682024-02-23T15:13:30ZengMDPI AGData2306-57292024-02-01923110.3390/data9020031The Yinshan Mountains Record over 10,000 LandslidesJingjing Sun0Chong Xu1Liye Feng2Lei Li3Xuewei Zhang4Wentao Yang5School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, ChinaNational Institute of Natural Hazards, Ministry of Emergency Management of China, Beijing 100085, ChinaSchool of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, ChinaInstitute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, ChinaSchool of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, ChinaSchool of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, ChinaChina boasts a vast expanse of mountainous terrain, characterized by intricate geological conditions and structural features, resulting in frequent geological disasters. Among these, landslides, as prototypical geological hazards, pose significant threats to both lives and property. Consequently, conducting a comprehensive landslide inventory in mountainous regions is imperative for current research. This study concentrates on the Yinshan Mountains, an ancient fault-block mountain range spanning east–west in the central Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, extending from Langshan Mountains in the west to Damaqun Mountains in the east, with the narrow sense Xiao–Yin Mountains District in between. Employing multi-temporal high-resolution remote sensing images from Google Earth, this study conducted visual interpretation, identifying 10,968 landslides in the Yinshan area, encompassing a total area of 308.94 km<sup>2</sup>. The largest landslide occupies 2.95 km<sup>2</sup>, while the smallest covers 84.47 m<sup>2</sup>. Specifically, the Langshan area comprises 331 landslides with a total area of 11.96 km<sup>2</sup>, the narrow sense Xiao–Yin Mountains include 3393 landslides covering 64.13 km<sup>2</sup>, and the Manhan Mountains, Damaqun Mountains, and adjacent areas account for 7244 landslides over a total area of 232.85 km<sup>2</sup>. This research not only contributes to global landslide cataloging initiatives but also serves as a robust foundation for future geohazard prevention and management efforts.https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5729/9/2/31Yinshan Mountainslandslide inventoryGoogle Earthdatabase10,968 landslideshuman–computer interaction (HCI) |
| spellingShingle | Jingjing Sun Chong Xu Liye Feng Lei Li Xuewei Zhang Wentao Yang The Yinshan Mountains Record over 10,000 Landslides Data Yinshan Mountains landslide inventory Google Earth database 10,968 landslides human–computer interaction (HCI) |
| title | The Yinshan Mountains Record over 10,000 Landslides |
| title_full | The Yinshan Mountains Record over 10,000 Landslides |
| title_fullStr | The Yinshan Mountains Record over 10,000 Landslides |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Yinshan Mountains Record over 10,000 Landslides |
| title_short | The Yinshan Mountains Record over 10,000 Landslides |
| title_sort | yinshan mountains record over 10 000 landslides |
| topic | Yinshan Mountains landslide inventory Google Earth database 10,968 landslides human–computer interaction (HCI) |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5729/9/2/31 |
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