TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Geomorphic and geologic controls of geohazards induced by Nepal's 2015 Gorkha earthquake
JO  - Science
A1  - Kargel, J. S.
A1  - Leonard, G. J.
A1  - Shugar, D. H.
A1  - Haritashya, U. K.
A1  - Bevington, A.
A1  - Fielding, E. J.
A1  - Fujita, K.
A1  - Geertsema, M.
A1  - Miles, E. S.
A1  - Steiner, J.
A1  - Anderson, E.
A1  - Bajracharya, S.
A1  - Bawden, G. W.
A1  - Breashears, D. F.
A1  - Byers, A.
A1  - Collins, B.
A1  - Dhital, M. R.
A1  - Donnellan, A.
A1  - Evans, T. L.
A1  - Geai, M. L.
A1  - Glasscoe, M. T.
A1  - Green, D.
A1  - Gurung, D. R.
A1  - Heijenk, R.
A1  - Hilborn, A.
A1  - Hudnut, K.
A1  - Huyck, C.
A1  - Immerzeel, W. W.
A1  - Jiang Liming, 
A1  - Jibson, R.
A1  - Kääb, A.
A1  - Khanal, N. R.
A1  - Kirschbaum, D.
A1  - Kraaijenbrink, P. D. A.
A1  - Lamsal, D.
A1  - Liu Shiyin, 
A1  - Lv Mingyang, 
A1  - McKinney, D.
A1  - Nahirnick, N. K.
A1  - Nan Zhuotong, 
A1  - Ojha, S.
A1  - Olsenholler, J.
A1  - Painter, T. H.
A1  - Pleasants, M.
A1  - Kc, Pratima
A1  - Yuan, Q. I.
A1  - Raup, B. H.
A1  - Regmi, D.
A1  - Rounce, D. R.
A1  - Sakai, A.
A1  - Shangguan Donghui, 
A1  - Shea, J. M.
A1  - Shrestha, A. B.
A1  - Shukla, A.
A1  - Stumm, D.
A1  - van der Kooij, M.
A1  - Voss, K.
A1  - Wang Xin, 
A1  - Weihs, B.
A1  - Wolfe, D.
A1  - Wu Lizong, 
A1  - Yao Xiaojun, 
A1  - Yoder, M. R.
A1  - Young, N.
SP  - aac8353
EP  - aac8353
VL  - 351
IS  - 6269
N2  - The Gorkha earthquake (M 7.8) on 25 April 2015 and later aftershocks struck South Asia, killing ~9,000 and damaging a large region. Supported by a large campaign of responsive satellite data acquisitions over the earthquake disaster zone, our team undertook a satellite image survey of the earthquakes' induced geohazards in Nepal and China and an assessment of the geomorphic, tectonic, and lithologic controls on quake-induced landslides. Timely analysis and communication aided response and recovery and informed decision makers. We mapped 4,312 co-seismic and post-seismic landslides. We also surveyed 491 glacier lakes for earthquake damage, but found only 9 landslide-impacted lakes and no visible satellite evidence of outbursts. Landslide densities correlate with slope, peak ground acceleration, surface downdrop, and specific metamorphic lithologies and large plutonic intrusions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0036-8075
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aac8353
ID  - ref1
ER  -