Inferring potential landslide damming using slope stability, geomorphic constraints, and run-out  analysis: a case study from the NW Himalaya

Kumar, Vipin; Jamir, Imlirenla; Gupta, Vikram; Bhasin, Rajinder K.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-351-2021

Articles | Volume 9, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-351-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-351-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 2

Research article

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23 Apr 2021

Research article |

| 23 Apr 2021

Inferring potential landslide damming using slope stability, geomorphic constraints, and run-out analysis: a case study from the NW Himalaya

Vipin Kumar, Imlirenla Jamir, Vikram Gupta, and Rajinder K. Bhasin

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Final revised paper (published on 23 Apr 2021)
Preprint (discussion started on 28 Sep 2020)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Comments to authors', Anonymous Referee #1, 22 Oct 2020
- AC1: 'Response to the Referee#1', Vipin Kumar, 27 Oct 2020
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 16 Dec 2020
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Vipin Kumar, 31 Dec 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Vipin Kumar on behalf of the Authors (07 Feb 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (02 Mar 2021) by Xuanmei Fan

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (13 Mar 2021) by A. Joshua West (Editor)

AR by Vipin Kumar on behalf of the Authors (20 Mar 2021) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Despite a history of landslide damming and flash floods in the NW Himalaya, only a few studies have been performed. This study predicts some potential landslide damming sites in the Satluj valley, NW Himalaya, using field observations, laboratory analyses, geomorphic proxies, and numerical simulations. Five landslides, comprising a total landslide volume of 26.3 ± 6.7 M m³, are found to have the potential to block the river in the case of slope failure.