Large landslides at the northeastern margin of the Bayan Har Block, Tibetan Plateau, China.

ABSTRACT: Large landslides (volume greater than or equal to 10⁶ m³) usually have disastrous consequences and clearly influence the evolution of the local landscape. In this study, a detailed investigation of large landslides, across 20 towns over an area of 5000 km², was carried out on the northeastern margin of the Bayan Har Block, at the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, China. The results show that there are 129 large landslides in this area. Among them, 79 landslides have volumes within 10⁶-10⁷ m³, 52 landslides have volumes within 10⁷-10⁸ m³ and 2 landslides have volumes larger than 10⁸ m³. Most of these landslides are distributed along rivers, and more than 32% are dens

SUBMITTER: Zhao B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6366217 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature