Impact Assessment of Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Resolution on Drainage System Extraction and the Evaluation of Mass Movement Hazards in the Upper Catchment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- Assessing the impact of DEM resolution on the identification of 1st order basins and defining thresholds for various DEM resolutions;
- Developing a model to approximate the boundaries of 0-order basins;
- Evaluating the critical slip surfaces within approximate 0-order basins.
2. Data Collection
3. Methodology
3.1. DEM-Based Drainage System Modeling
3.2. Extraction of Approximate 0-Order Basin
3.3. Critical Slip Surface
4. Results
4.1. DEM-Based Drainage System Modeling
4.2. Extraction of Approximate 0-Order Basin
4.3. Critical Slip Surface
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Drainage System | 10 m DEM | 5 m DEM | 1 m DEM | 50 cm DEM |
---|---|---|---|---|
6th order drainage system | ||||
5th order drainage system | ||||
4th order drainage system (>0.3 km2) | Best result | |||
3rd order drainage system (0.3 km2) | Acceptable | Best result | ||
2nd order drainage system (0.017–0.012 km2) | Noise | Acceptable | ||
1st order drainage system (0.003–0.002 km2) | Noise | Best result | ||
Runnels (<0.002 km2) | Acceptable | |||
Smaller runnels | Noise | Best result |
Sediment Type | Cohesion | Fraction Angle | Rock Density |
---|---|---|---|
Igneous rocks (andesite, basaltic andesite, and granodiorite) | 25° | ||
Metamorphic rocks (schist) and sedimentary rocks (breccia) | 20° |
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Akbar, A.Q.; Mitani, Y.; Nakanishi, R.; Djamaluddin, I.; Sugahara, T. Impact Assessment of Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Resolution on Drainage System Extraction and the Evaluation of Mass Movement Hazards in the Upper Catchment. Geosciences 2024, 14, 223. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14080223
Akbar AQ, Mitani Y, Nakanishi R, Djamaluddin I, Sugahara T. Impact Assessment of Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Resolution on Drainage System Extraction and the Evaluation of Mass Movement Hazards in the Upper Catchment. Geosciences. 2024; 14(8):223. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14080223
Chicago/Turabian StyleAkbar, Ahmad Qasim, Yasuhiro Mitani, Ryunosuke Nakanishi, Ibrahim Djamaluddin, and Takumi Sugahara. 2024. "Impact Assessment of Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Resolution on Drainage System Extraction and the Evaluation of Mass Movement Hazards in the Upper Catchment" Geosciences 14, no. 8: 223. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14080223