Articles | Volume 16, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-2641-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-2641-2016
Research article
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12 Dec 2016
Research article |  | 12 Dec 2016

Analysing post-earthquake landslide activity using multi-temporal landslide inventories near the epicentral area of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake

Chenxiao Tang, Cees J. Van Westen, Hakan Tanyas, and Victor G. Jetten

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Post-seismic landslides highlighted the need for more research to provide critical information for reconstruction. By mapping detailed landslide inventories, our work shows that most of the landslide activities were concentrated within the first 3 years after the earthquake, and they are majorly determined by vegetation regrowth, available volumes of loose materials, and extreme rainfall events. The landslide activity will continue to decay, but it may be halted if extreme rainfall occurs.
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