In recent years,mudflows have emerged as a significant threat to infrastructure and lives,exhibiting increased frequency and severity.This study collectively addresses the rising threat of natural hazards,specifically...In recent years,mudflows have emerged as a significant threat to infrastructure and lives,exhibiting increased frequency and severity.This study collectively addresses the rising threat of natural hazards,specifically mudflows in mountain-foothill zones in Tajikistan,utilizing UAV and remote sensing technologies to monitor their impact.From 2020 to 2023,we employed a QC-2 Micro UAV and a DJI Phantom 4 quadcopter to capture high-resolution aerial imagery across multiple affected districts,supplemented by pre-and post-event Sentinel-2 images analyzed using the Normalized Difference Water Index(NDWI)and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index(NDVI).Our analysis revealed that 49 districts and cities experienced significant mudflow events,resulting in estimated damages and economic losses of 30.2 million USD,with particularly severe impacts noted in the Khuroson,Tojikobod,Vakhsh,Panjakent,Lakhsh,and Varzob.The composition of mudflows in the six studied areas predominantly consisted of clay,with some regions featuring mudstone and a few exhibiting a mixture of both materials.Our findings indicate the predominance of rain-induced mudflows in foothill areas,contrasting with rain-snow,glacial,and lake-outburst-induced mudflows in mountainous regions.This underscores the urgent need for effective disaster risk management strategies in vulnerable locations.Integrating UAV and remote sensing technologies provides crucial information for analyzing damages,identifying vulnerable areas,and advising emergency response efforts,thereby enhancing disaster risk management in Tajikistan.展开更多
The structure of loess is loose,and the shear strength of loess drops sharply after contact with water.Therefore,loess mudflows have become a common geological disaster on the Chinese Loess Plateau.In order to study t...The structure of loess is loose,and the shear strength of loess drops sharply after contact with water.Therefore,loess mudflows have become a common geological disaster on the Chinese Loess Plateau.In order to study the initiation mode and mechanism of loess mudflows,in this study,seven sets of flume experiments were designed by controlling the slope angle and rainfall intensity.The results show that(1)when the slope angle is between 10°and 20°,there are two initiation mechanisms of loess mudflows:mudflow(large scale)and retrogressive toe sliding,and mudflow(small-scale)and retrogressive toe sliding.(2)The main method by which water infiltrates into the soil accumulation is mainly vertical infiltration,which is not affected by the slope angle and the seepage direction of the accumulation soil.(3)The liquefaction of loess is the root cause of loess mudflows.Water infiltrates into the area with an uneven density and a large amount of water accumulates in this area.Thus,the water content of the loess increases and the pore water pressure increases quickly and cannot dissipate in time,so the loess liquefies and the liquefacted area continues to spread and become larger.Thus,loess mudflows(large scale)occur.The increase in pore water pressure was captured in the seven sets of experiments.However,the order of the rising positions in the accumulation were different.This requires us to carry out tracking of the particle displacement inside the soil and the spatial changes in the internal structure of the soil in future research.展开更多
The Taihang Mountains area is an area in North China where serious mudflow hazards take place frequently. The hazards often obstrust traffic and make it difficult to carry out conventional ground investigations of the...The Taihang Mountains area is an area in North China where serious mudflow hazards take place frequently. The hazards often obstrust traffic and make it difficult to carry out conventional ground investigations of the mudflow hazards. This paper introduces the feasibility study of mudflow hazards by using Landsat-5TM data. The study has achieved a great success through adopting both the faint spectral enhancement technique for mudflow fans (or other depositional areas) and comprehensive study of the environmental background of pregnant mudflows. Thus, remote sensing as a fast, convenient, low-cost and effective technical method can be used to recognise the situation of mudflow hazards so that effective rescue can be provided.展开更多
基金funded by the Gansu Provincial Science and Technology Program(22ZD6FA005)Gansu Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant number E339880204)。
文摘In recent years,mudflows have emerged as a significant threat to infrastructure and lives,exhibiting increased frequency and severity.This study collectively addresses the rising threat of natural hazards,specifically mudflows in mountain-foothill zones in Tajikistan,utilizing UAV and remote sensing technologies to monitor their impact.From 2020 to 2023,we employed a QC-2 Micro UAV and a DJI Phantom 4 quadcopter to capture high-resolution aerial imagery across multiple affected districts,supplemented by pre-and post-event Sentinel-2 images analyzed using the Normalized Difference Water Index(NDWI)and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index(NDVI).Our analysis revealed that 49 districts and cities experienced significant mudflow events,resulting in estimated damages and economic losses of 30.2 million USD,with particularly severe impacts noted in the Khuroson,Tojikobod,Vakhsh,Panjakent,Lakhsh,and Varzob.The composition of mudflows in the six studied areas predominantly consisted of clay,with some regions featuring mudstone and a few exhibiting a mixture of both materials.Our findings indicate the predominance of rain-induced mudflows in foothill areas,contrasting with rain-snow,glacial,and lake-outburst-induced mudflows in mountainous regions.This underscores the urgent need for effective disaster risk management strategies in vulnerable locations.Integrating UAV and remote sensing technologies provides crucial information for analyzing damages,identifying vulnerable areas,and advising emergency response efforts,thereby enhancing disaster risk management in Tajikistan.
基金financially supported by the Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.42090053,42041006,4210071970)Central University Fundamental Research Fund(No.300102262907)。
文摘The structure of loess is loose,and the shear strength of loess drops sharply after contact with water.Therefore,loess mudflows have become a common geological disaster on the Chinese Loess Plateau.In order to study the initiation mode and mechanism of loess mudflows,in this study,seven sets of flume experiments were designed by controlling the slope angle and rainfall intensity.The results show that(1)when the slope angle is between 10°and 20°,there are two initiation mechanisms of loess mudflows:mudflow(large scale)and retrogressive toe sliding,and mudflow(small-scale)and retrogressive toe sliding.(2)The main method by which water infiltrates into the soil accumulation is mainly vertical infiltration,which is not affected by the slope angle and the seepage direction of the accumulation soil.(3)The liquefaction of loess is the root cause of loess mudflows.Water infiltrates into the area with an uneven density and a large amount of water accumulates in this area.Thus,the water content of the loess increases and the pore water pressure increases quickly and cannot dissipate in time,so the loess liquefies and the liquefacted area continues to spread and become larger.Thus,loess mudflows(large scale)occur.The increase in pore water pressure was captured in the seven sets of experiments.However,the order of the rising positions in the accumulation were different.This requires us to carry out tracking of the particle displacement inside the soil and the spatial changes in the internal structure of the soil in future research.
文摘The Taihang Mountains area is an area in North China where serious mudflow hazards take place frequently. The hazards often obstrust traffic and make it difficult to carry out conventional ground investigations of the mudflow hazards. This paper introduces the feasibility study of mudflow hazards by using Landsat-5TM data. The study has achieved a great success through adopting both the faint spectral enhancement technique for mudflow fans (or other depositional areas) and comprehensive study of the environmental background of pregnant mudflows. Thus, remote sensing as a fast, convenient, low-cost and effective technical method can be used to recognise the situation of mudflow hazards so that effective rescue can be provided.
