A prehistoric landslide in Dawson City, Yukon continues to move, with dendrochronological analysis showing an average movement rate of 4.5 cm/year over the last 40 to 45 years. The dataset likely contains monitoring measurements from an array set up in July 2006 to assess future movement rates of different landslide sections. It is provided by the Government of Yukon.
Use Cases
- Model landslide movement rates based on dendrochronological displacement data.
- Analyze rock glacier or earth flow mechanisms based on descriptions of sheared trenches and fresh material.
- Plan geological hazard monitoring based on the setup of a monitoring array.
- Study long-term geological processes in altered ultramafic rock environments.
Strengths
- Includes dendrochronological analysis providing a specific movement rate of 4.5 cm/year.
- Contains initial measurements from a monitoring array established in July 2006.
- Focuses on a specific, documented prehistoric landslide event.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single site in Yukon.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon
- Collection Method
- Likely contains field measurements and dendrochronological analysis.
- Time Range
- Monitoring data from July 2006; analysis references movement over 40-45 years.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:41:30.123871; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Dawson City, Yukon (Dawson map area, NTS 116B/3).