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Evolution of earthquake triggered landslides in the Kashmir Himalaya, NW Pakistan

Khattak, Ghazanfar A.

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2009, MS, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences : Geology.
The influence of October 08, 2005 Kashmir earthquake and subsequent snow melt and monsoon rainfall on slope stability was evaluated using repeat photography in the Kashmir Himalaya of northern Pakistan. Sixty eight landslide-effected sites were selected and photographed in November 2005, May/June 2006, June 2007, and August 2007 to evaluate all potential geomorphic changes. Eighty percent of sites showed no or very little change, 11% of sites showed a partial vegetation recovery on slopes, while 9% showed an increase in the landslide area. All those sites which showed an increase in the landsliding were located along rivers and/or roads. The little change in landsliding is remarkable given that the region experienced one of the heaviest monsoon seasons in the last decade and is counter to earlier predictions of accelerated slope erosion by landsliding in the immediate years following the earthquake. Extensive fissures and ground cracks at many localities, however, still presents a potential threat and are likely susceptible to future landsliding under wetter conditions.
Lewis Owen, PhD (Committee Chair)
David Nash, PhD (Committee Member)
Craig Dietsch, PhD (Committee Member)
Edwin Harp, PhD (Committee Member)
96 p.

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  • Khattak, G. A. (2009). Evolution of earthquake triggered landslides in the Kashmir Himalaya, NW Pakistan [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1250617592

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Khattak, Ghazanfar. Evolution of earthquake triggered landslides in the Kashmir Himalaya, NW Pakistan. 2009. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1250617592.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Khattak, Ghazanfar. "Evolution of earthquake triggered landslides in the Kashmir Himalaya, NW Pakistan." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1250617592

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)