Research on geological hazard characteristics and susceptibility of the Duku Highway based on SBAS-InSAR and improved spatiotemporal clustering

Abstract The high-altitude Duku Highway is characterized by complex terrain changes and frequent geological hazards, which severely impact the lives of local residents and the sustainable development of the regional economy. The lack of understanding of terrain deformation, coupled with scarce found...

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Main Authors: Yaxuan Niu, Yan Xu, Chenyu Guo, Jie Liu, Jiangpeng Zhang, Qi Liu, Zhiwei Yang, Jun Zhang
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-80286-5
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Chenyu Guo
Jie Liu
Jiangpeng Zhang
Qi Liu
Zhiwei Yang
Jun Zhang
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description Abstract The high-altitude Duku Highway is characterized by complex terrain changes and frequent geological hazards, which severely impact the lives of local residents and the sustainable development of the regional economy. The lack of understanding of terrain deformation, coupled with scarce foundational observation data, makes it challenging to apply mainstream susceptibility assessment methods such as slope modeling and causality analysis. Consequently, this study utilizes Sentinel-1 A data and employs the SBAS-InSAR technique to extract and analyze the deformation characteristics of 184 hazard areas along the Duku Highway over nearly three years. Furthermore, the Correlation Clustering Evaluation Model is proposed, attributing hazard properties to unsupervised spatial clustering results, thus enabling the study of hazard susceptibility in data-scarce regions without prior knowledge. The results indicate that the SBAS-InSAR coherence is 0.64, with a validation accuracy of 85%. The high, relatively-high, and moderate susceptibility areas account for 24.7%, 17.1%, and 32.6% of the total area, respectively. The rapid uplift of terrain due to plate compression is a major factor leading to frequent hazards in high and relatively-high susceptibility areas. These regions may spontaneously experience cyclic hazards (minimum of 2 months) without extreme external factors. The research findings offer new insights into regional hazards and provide a basis for the sustainable management of highways.
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spelling doaj-art-4fbbcd112bb14cb99f09aef535cc90382024-12-01T12:21:11ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-11-0114112410.1038/s41598-024-80286-5Research on geological hazard characteristics and susceptibility of the Duku Highway based on SBAS-InSAR and improved spatiotemporal clusteringYaxuan Niu0Yan Xu1Chenyu Guo2Jie Liu3Jiangpeng Zhang4Qi Liu5Zhiwei Yang6Jun Zhang7Xinjiang Transportation Planning Survey and Design Institute Co., LtdXinjiang Transportation Planning Survey and Design Institute Co., LtdUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesXinjiang Transportation Planning Survey and Design Institute Co., LtdXinjiang Transportation Planning Survey and Design Institute Co., LtdXinjiang Transportation Planning Survey and Design Institute Co., LtdXinjiang Transportation Planning Survey and Design Institute Co., LtdXinjiang Transportation Planning Survey and Design Institute Co., LtdAbstract The high-altitude Duku Highway is characterized by complex terrain changes and frequent geological hazards, which severely impact the lives of local residents and the sustainable development of the regional economy. The lack of understanding of terrain deformation, coupled with scarce foundational observation data, makes it challenging to apply mainstream susceptibility assessment methods such as slope modeling and causality analysis. Consequently, this study utilizes Sentinel-1 A data and employs the SBAS-InSAR technique to extract and analyze the deformation characteristics of 184 hazard areas along the Duku Highway over nearly three years. Furthermore, the Correlation Clustering Evaluation Model is proposed, attributing hazard properties to unsupervised spatial clustering results, thus enabling the study of hazard susceptibility in data-scarce regions without prior knowledge. The results indicate that the SBAS-InSAR coherence is 0.64, with a validation accuracy of 85%. The high, relatively-high, and moderate susceptibility areas account for 24.7%, 17.1%, and 32.6% of the total area, respectively. The rapid uplift of terrain due to plate compression is a major factor leading to frequent hazards in high and relatively-high susceptibility areas. These regions may spontaneously experience cyclic hazards (minimum of 2 months) without extreme external factors. The research findings offer new insights into regional hazards and provide a basis for the sustainable management of highways.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-80286-5Geological hazardsSBAS-InSARTerrain deformationCorrelation clustering evaluation modelTemporal spatial clusteringHazard susceptibility
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Jun Zhang
Research on geological hazard characteristics and susceptibility of the Duku Highway based on SBAS-InSAR and improved spatiotemporal clustering
Scientific Reports
Geological hazards
SBAS-InSAR
Terrain deformation
Correlation clustering evaluation model
Temporal spatial clustering
Hazard susceptibility
title Research on geological hazard characteristics and susceptibility of the Duku Highway based on SBAS-InSAR and improved spatiotemporal clustering
title_full Research on geological hazard characteristics and susceptibility of the Duku Highway based on SBAS-InSAR and improved spatiotemporal clustering
title_fullStr Research on geological hazard characteristics and susceptibility of the Duku Highway based on SBAS-InSAR and improved spatiotemporal clustering
title_full_unstemmed Research on geological hazard characteristics and susceptibility of the Duku Highway based on SBAS-InSAR and improved spatiotemporal clustering
title_short Research on geological hazard characteristics and susceptibility of the Duku Highway based on SBAS-InSAR and improved spatiotemporal clustering
title_sort research on geological hazard characteristics and susceptibility of the duku highway based on sbas insar and improved spatiotemporal clustering
topic Geological hazards
SBAS-InSAR
Terrain deformation
Correlation clustering evaluation model
Temporal spatial clustering
Hazard susceptibility
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-80286-5
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