Sequence and measuring of landslide using aerial photographs

Tozawagawa Landslide, Niigata, Japan

Abstract

On January 5, 2000, a landslide of debris avalanche type (Cruden and Varnes, 1996), took place on the steep slope along the Tozawagawa river, upper tributary of Aganogawa river in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. This landslide blocked the Tozawagawa River, forming a natural dam 500m long temporarily. This landslide has been changing in form in short times just after the catastrophic event on January 5, 2000. In this paper, we are describing the sequence of the landslide using the aerial photographs taken in 1947 up to 2001, and are showing the scale and volume calculation using the aerial photographs.