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TitleSurficial geology and landslide inventory in Douglas Channel fjord, northwest British Columbia
 
AuthorBlais-Stevens, AORCID logo; Maynard, D; Weiland, I; Geertsema, M; Behnia, P
SourceGeoVancouver Conference 2016: Canadian Geotechnical Society proceedings; 2016 p. 1-7
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Year2016
Alt SeriesEarth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20160139
PublisherCanadian Geotechnical Society
MeetingGeoVancouver Conference 2016: Canadian Geotechnical Society; Vancouver, BC; CA; October 2-5, 2016
Documentserial
Lang.English
Mediadigital; on-line
File formatpdf
ProvinceBritish Columbia; Western offshore region
AreaDouglas Channel; Kitimat; Kitimaat Village; Hartley Bay; Hawkesbury Island; Gribbell Island; Mount Jenkinson
Lat/Long WENS-129.3000 -128.5000 54.1333 53.2167
Subjectsmarine geology; surficial geology/geomorphology; geophysics; Nature and Environment; Science and Technology; Health and Safety; Transport; landslides; debris flows; fiords; coastal environment; slope stability analyses; slope failures; remote sensing; photogrammetric surveys; airphoto interpretation; field work; geophysical surveys; modelling; sediment transport; deformation; Infrastructures; Classification; sediment transport directions
Illustrationslocation maps; geoscientific sketch maps; tables; photographs
ProgramPublic Safety Geoscience Marine Geohazards
Released2016 10 01
AbstractDouglas Channel is a 100-km long fjord located in northwest British Columbia with the town of Kitimat and Kitimaat village located at its head. The Geological Survey of Canada, as part of Natural Resources Canada's Public Safety Geoscience Program, provides baseline geoscience information to help inform stakeholders and decision-makers. The main objective is to map the surficial geology and occurrence of landslides along the bordering slopes of the fjord. The mapping to identify the types of landslides and substrate on which they were triggered was carried out mainly by stereoscopic interpretation of medium-scale aerial photographs, augmented with some pre-existing field observations. LiDAR surveys also helped fine-tune interpretation in some of the areas. In addition, terrain stability assessment using the standardized method developed for the BC forest industry was carried out. This baseline geoscience information is the first step in developing landslide susceptibility modelling for the fjord.
Summary(Plain Language Summary, not published)
A proceedings paper for the GeoVancouver conference led by the Canadian Geotechnical Society (Oct. 2016) highlighting preliminary results on landslide inventory and susceptibility mapping along Douglas Channel, a 100 km fjord located west if Kitimat, British Columbia.
GEOSCAN ID299110

 
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