Detection of earthflow dynamics using medium-resolution digital terrain models: Diachronic perspective of the Jovac earthflow, Southern Serbia

Marko Milošević; Dragoljub Štrbac; Jelena  Ćalić; Milan  Radovanović

doi:10.3986/AGS.9818

Authors

Marko V. Milošević Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Geographical Institute Jovan Cvijić, Belgrade, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5188-7260
Dragoljub Štrbac Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Geographical Institute Jovan Cvijić, Belgrade, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9946-7978
Jelena Ćalić Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Geographical Institute Jovan Cvijić, Belgrade, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7271-5561
Milan Radovanović Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Geographical Institute Jovan Cvijić, Belgrade, Serbia; South Ural State University, Institute of Sports, Tourism and Service, Chelyabinsk, Russia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9702-3879

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/AGS.9818

Keywords:

landslide, earthflow, GIS analysis, Jovac, Serbia

Abstract

The paper presents and discusses the landslide research procedure related to the topography before and after its occurrence, using the comparative analysis of two medium-resolution digital terrain models. The case study is the Jovac mega-landslide—the largest landslide to occur in Serbia in the last 100 years, active for three days in February 1977. The indicators used to determine the volume and movement mechanism were the spatial distribution of elevation differences within the two digital terrain models (DTM), and the analysis of geomorphological features before the landslide. The obtained elevation differences allowed the definition of the approximate landslide volume: 11.6 × 10⁶ m³. All the data obtained indicate that the movement mechanism falls into the category of earthflow.

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