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Table 2 Overview of selected parameters used for landslide susceptibility mapping

From: Landslide susceptibility mapping using knowledge driven statistical models in Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India

Parameters

Ranges

Classes

Methods

Min

Max

Rainfall (mm)

1877

2334

1. 1877.38–1991.9

Natural Break

2. 1991.97–2090.54

3. 2090.45–2167.44

4. 2167.44–2239.06

5. 2239.06–2333.96

Slope (Degree)

0

79.2

1. 0–9.32

Natural Break

2. 9.32–18.64

3. 18.44–27.34

4. 27.34–36.66

5. 5. 36.66–79.23

Altitude (m)

15

3602

1. 15–422.93

Natural Break

2. 422.93–985.6

3. 985.6–1576.4

4. 1576.4–2279.73

5. 5. 2279.73–3602

Aspect

–

–

1. Flat (−1)

Equal interval

2. North (0–22.5)

3. Northeast (22.5–67.5)

4. East (67.5–112.5)

5. Southeast (112.5–157.5)

6. South (157.5–202.5)

7. Southwest (202.5–247.5)

8. West (247.5–292.5)

9. Northwest (292.5–337.5)

10. north(337.5–360)

Geology

–

–

1. Triassic

lithological units

2. Cenozoic

3. Pliocene-Pleistocene,

4. Holocene

5. Middle-upper Pleistocene

Soil texture

–

–

1. Gravelly loamy,

soil texture classes

2. Fine loamy - Coarse Loamy

3. Gravelly loamy Skeletol

4. Gravelly Loam - Coarse Loamy

5. Coarse Loamy

Distance from River (km)

0

4.33

1. 0–0.42

Natural Break

2. 0.42–1.10

3. 1.10–1.66

4. 1.66–2.26

5. 2.26–4.33

Distance from Lineament (km)

0

10.1

1. 0–1.54

Natural Break

2. 1.54–2.85

3. 2.85–4.20, 4

4. 4.20–5.75

5. 5.75–10.12

Distance from Road (km)

0

16.5

1. 0–1.74

Natural Break

2. 1.74–3.94

3. 3.94–6.72

4. 6.72–10.22

5. 10.22–16.49

Land use/Land cover

–

–

1. Water bodies

supervised classification

2. Vegetation

3. Fallow land

4. Agricultural land

5. Settlement

NDVI

−0.07

0.49

1. −0.07-0.12

Natural Break

2. 0.12–0.17

3. 0.17–0.23

4. 0.23–0.29

5. 0.29–0.49

TWI

1.95

18.9

1. 1.95–7.37

Natural Break

2. 7.37–8.53

3. 8.53–9.76

4. 9.76–11.70

5. 11.70–18.91