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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-2611-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-2611-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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15 Aug 2022
Research article |
| 15 Aug 2022
| 15 Aug 2022
Introducing SlideforMAP: a probabilistic finite slope approach for modelling shallow-landslide probability in forested situations
Feiko Bernard van Zadelhoff
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
HAFL, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Länggasse 85, CH-3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland
Adel Albaba
HAFL, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Länggasse 85, CH-3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland
Denis Cohen
CoSci LLC, Placitas, NM 87043, USA
Chris Phillips
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research, Lincoln, New Zealand
Bettina Schaefli
Institute of Geography (GIUB) & Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR), University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Luuk Dorren
HAFL, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Länggasse 85, CH-3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland
International EcorisQ Association, P.O. Box 2348, 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
Massimiliano Schwarz
HAFL, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Länggasse 85, CH-3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland
International EcorisQ Association, P.O. Box 2348, 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
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Shallow landslides pose a risk to people, property and infrastructure. Assessment of this hazard and the impact of protective measures can reduce losses. We developed a model (SlideforMAP) that can assess the shallow-landslide risk on a regional scale for specific rainfall events. Trees are an effective and cheap protective measure on a regional scale. Our model can assess their hazard reduction down to the individual tree level.
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