Selecting and weighting spatial predictors for empirical modeling of landslide susceptibility in the Darjeeling Himalayas (India)

S Ghosh, EJM Carranza, CJ van Westen, VG Jetten… - Geomorphology, 2011 - Elsevier
In this paper, we created predictive models for assessing the susceptibility to shallow
translational rocksliding and debris sliding in the Darjeeling Himalayas (India) by empirically …

Landslide susceptibility assessment using information value method in parts of the Darjeeling Himalayas

S Sarkar, AK Roy, TR Martha - Journal of the Geological Society of India, 2013 - Springer
Landslide susceptibility is the likelihood of a landslide occurrence in an area predicted on
the basis of local terrain conditions. Since last few years, researchers have attempted to …

Estimation of rainfall-induced landslides using the TRIGRS model

A Dikshit, N Satyam, B Pradhan - Earth Systems and Environment, 2019 - Springer
Rainfall-induced landslides have become the biggest threat in the Indian Himalayas and
their increasing frequency has led to serious calamities. Several models have been built …

Estimation of rainfall thresholds for landslide occurrences in Kalimpong, India

A Dikshit, DN Satyam - Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2018 - Springer
Abstract The Indian Himalayan locale has been essentially influenced by the increase in the
frequency of landslide events. Out of 0.42 million km 2 of India's landmass prone to …

Generating event-based landslide maps in a data-scarce Himalayan environment for estimating temporal and magnitude probabilities

S Ghosh, CJ van Westen, EJM Carranza, VG Jetten… - Engineering …, 2012 - Elsevier
Event-based landslide maps display landslide events of different magnitudes that are
associated with a single major trigger. Event-based landslide maps allow the estimation of …

Estimating rainfall threshold and temporal probability for landslide occurrences in Darjeeling Himalayas

A Dikshit, N Satyam, B Pradhan, S Kushal - Geosciences Journal, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Indian Himalayan region has been severely affected by landslides causing an
immense loss in terms of human lives and economic loss. The landslides are usually …

A quantitative approach for improving the BIS (Indian) method of medium-scale landslide susceptibility

S Ghosh, CJ Van Westen, EJM Carranza… - Journal of the …, 2009 - Springer
Abstract In India, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) recommends a heuristic method for
medium-scale (1: 25,000/1: 50,000) landslide susceptibility mapping. This is based on fixed …

Modelling landslide susceptibility along major transportation corridor in Darjeeling Himalayas using GIS-based MCDA approaches

N Singha, S Sarkar - Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 2024 - Springer
Landslide is one of the most destructive geomorphic hazards that usually occur in monsoon
in the Darjeeling Himalayas. To minimize the landslide-induced causalities present study …

[PDF][PDF] Knowledge guided empirical prediction of landslide hazard

S Ghosh - 2011 - research.utwente.nl
2 mainly on heuristic or knowledge-driven guidelines (eg, BIS, 1998) for quickly assessing
large areas where landslides can occur. Therefore, translating those maps into actual …

Comparison of results of BIS and GSI guidelines on macrolevel landslide hazard zonation—A case study along highway from Bhalukpong to Bomdila, West Kameng …

CD Singh, A Kohli, P Kumar - Journal of the Geological Society of India, 2014 - Springer
This paper compares the findings of macrolevel landslide hazard zonation carried out along
the highway from Bhalukpong to Bomdila, West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh …