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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-1907-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-1907-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Multiple remote-sensing assessment of the catastrophic collapse in Langtang Valley induced by the 2015 Gorkha earthquake
Space Technology Directorate I, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency,
2-1-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8505, Japan
Manabu Watanabe
School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Denki University, Ishizaka,
Hatoyama-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama, 305-0394, Japan
Naoya Tomii
Space Technology Directorate I, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency,
2-1-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8505, Japan
Takeo Tadono
Space Technology Directorate I, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency,
2-1-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8505, Japan
Shinichi Suzuki
Space Technology Directorate I, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency,
2-1-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8505, Japan
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We demonstrated an assessment of the sediments caused by a catastrophic avalanche, induced by the main shock of the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake in Nepal. A Japanese space-borne sensor, PALSAR-2, have a high potential for delineating the hazardous zone. Comparison of pre- and post-high-resolution topographic data estimates the avalanche-induced sediment volume as 5.51 × 106 m3. High-resolution satellite imagery revealed that it has multiple layers of sediment with different physical properties.
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