A Long-Traveling Landslide in Deep Snow Conditions: A Case Study of the Tatsunokuchi Landslide Induced by the 2011 North Nagano Prefecture Earthquake
A Long-Traveling Landslide in Deep Snow Conditions: A Case Study of the Tatsunokuchi Landslide Induced by the 2011 North Nagano Prefecture Earthquake
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10.1007/978-3-642-32238-9_21
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2013
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S. Yamasaki;Hidehisa Nagata
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作者:
S. Yamasaki;Hidehisa Nagata
The 2011 north Nagano Prefecture earthquake (MJMA6.7) occurred in a deep snow area of Japan that typically has an annual snow cover of more than 2 m. The earthquake induced landslides involving abundant snow. We examined remnant topographies to deduce the landsliding process of one of these landslides, the Tatsunokuchi landslide, which occurred in deep snow conditions. The studied landslide had a displaced mass that included much snow, traveled a long distance, and damaged a wider area than conventional isometric landslides. Our results indicated the following landsliding process: the landslide occurred by the collapse of a rock mass of 5 × 104m3, rock debris plunged into the abundant snow, a mixture of snow and rock debris formed, and the mixture then traveled on top of snow. Eventually, the displaced mass pushed out nearby snow and thus extended the damage area. The displaced mass having a relatively low proportion of debris probably had a low enough density to be buoyant and therefore easily traveled on top of snow. We estimated the velocity of the landslide using Lenau’s method and obtained a maximum velocity of 14 m/s. Our observations and the clarified landsliding process suggest that landslides will damage a wider area than expected if they occur in deep snow conditions.