This study tested the potential of LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) images for mapping old landslides under forest. Landslide inventory maps were created for a 125 km2 area by applying the expert knowledge of 7 geomorphologists to LIDAR-derived
Belgium ; Cultivated land ; Flemish Brabant ; Forest ; Geomorphogenesis ; Land use ; Loess ; Stratigraphy ; Watershed
The study area is part of the Belgian loess belt and is located south of Leuven. The objectives of this study are : to determine the spatial distribution of closed depressions (CDs) within an ancient forest area and under cropland; to determine
and compare the morphological characteristics of CDs under forest and under cropland; to deteermine the origin and age of a representative CD under forest.