An inventory of over 100 permafrost-related landslides was created in 2006 for the Pelly River watershed in central Yukon. The Government of Yukon conducted the inventory using aerial photograph analysis, satellite imagery, and visual inspection from aircraft. The work was initiated in response to local community concerns about climate change impacts on slope stability and water quality.
Use Cases
- Mapping landslide distribution based on aerial and satellite imagery analysis
- Analyzing geomorphic characteristics of permafrost-related failures based on remote sensing data
- Assessing land-use implications in central Yukon based on the nature and distribution of identified failures
- Studying triggers and longevity of landslide activity based on descriptions of large failures
Strengths
- Inventory includes over 100 located landslides
- Data collection utilized multiple methods: aerial photograph analysis, satellite imagery, and visual inspection
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon
- Collection Method
- Aerial photograph analysis, satellite imagery, and visual inspection from a fixed-wing aircraft, supplemented by reviews of existing literature and surficial geology maps.
- Time Range
- Inventory conducted in 2006
- Geography
- Pelly River watershed, central Yukon, including the Pelly and MacMillan rivers and various tributaries.