The Washington Geological Survey divides landslide movement types into four major categories: rotational slide, translational slide, earthflow, and complex landslide. The mapper digitizes the polygon and uses a combination of the slope shade as well as a surface profile drawn with the 3D analyst tool in order to determine the movement type. Shown below are profiles of the four major movement types and the geomorphic signatures associated with them.
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