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Frequency ratio model based landslide susceptibility mapping in lower Mae Chaem watershed, Northern Thailand

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The purpose of this study is to produce a landslide susceptibility map for the lower Mae Chaem watershed, northern Thailand using a Geographic Information System (GIS) and remotely sensed images. For this purpose, past landslide locations were identified from satellite images and aerial photographs accompanied by the field surveys to create a landslide inventory map. Ten landslide-inducing factors were used in the susceptibility analysis: elevation, slope angle, slope aspect, lithology, distance from lineament, distance from drainage, precipitation, soil texture, land use/land cover (LULC), and NDVI. The first eight factors were prepared from their associated database while LULC and NDVI maps were generated from Landsat-5 TM images. Landslide susceptibility was analyzed and mapped using the frequency ratio (FR) model that determines the level of correlation between locations of past landslides and the chosen factors and describes it in terms of frequency ratio index. Finally, the output map was validated using the area under the curve (AUC) method where the success rate of 80.06% and the prediction rate of 84.82% were achieved. The obtained map can be used to reduce landslide hazard and assist with proper planning of LULC in the future.

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Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency; (GISTDA), Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Royal Thai Survey Department, Thai Meteorological Department, Land Development Department, Department of Mineral Resources, and the GAME-T project, for providing necessary data of the study area. Thanks are also due to the Mae Chaem District Office and its staffs, for the valuable background information on landslide activities in the study area and for their support in field surveys. Key technical supports from Mr. Surat Jiaranaiwiwat of Burapha University are also appreciated. In addition, the authors would like to thank all anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments on the manuscript. This research was supported by grant from the Commission on Higher Education, the Ministry of Education of Thailand.

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  2. School of Remote Sensing, Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology, 111 University Avenue, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000, Thailand

    S. Dasananda

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Intarawichian, N., Dasananda, S. Frequency ratio model based landslide susceptibility mapping in lower Mae Chaem watershed, Northern Thailand. Environ Earth Sci 64, 2271–2285 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-011-1055-3

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