Articles | Volume 24, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-1-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-1-2024
Research article
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03 Jan 2024
Research article |  | 03 Jan 2024

Slope Unit Maker (SUMak): an efficient and parameter-free algorithm for delineating slope units to improve landslide modeling

Jacob B. Woodard, Benjamin B. Mirus, Nathan J. Wood, Kate E. Allstadt, Benjamin A. Leshchinsky, and Matthew M. Crawford

Model code and software

Slope Unit Maker Software J. B. Woodard https://doi.org/10.5066/P98NXFTN

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Short summary
Dividing landscapes into hillslopes greatly improves predictions of landslide potential across landscapes, but their scaling is often arbitrarily set and can require significant computing power to delineate. Here, we present a new computer program that can efficiently divide landscapes into meaningful slope units scaled to best capture landslide processes. The results of this work will allow an improved understanding of landslide potential and can help reduce the impacts of landslides worldwide.
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