Critical Zone Controls on Shallow Landslides: Insights from Numerical Simulations in a Steep, Forested Landscape

Justin Higa1, Giuseppe Formetta2, Dino G. Bellugi3, William E Dietrich4,5, Brian A Ebel6, Riccardo Busti2 and Seulgi Moon1, (1)University of California Los Angeles, Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (2)University of Trento, Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, Trento, Italy, (3)University of California, Berkeley, Department of Geography, Berkeley, CA, United States, (4)University of California Berkeley, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Berkeley, United States, (5)University of California, Berkeley, Department of Geography, Berkeley, United States, (6)Water Resources Mission Area, U.S. Geological Survey, Burlington, United States