Reichenberger, Gabe2016-07-062016-07-062016-06http://hdl.handle.net/1773/36346Senior thesis written for Oceanography 445[author abstract] The Puget Sound region has a multitude of natural disasters dating back over thousands of years. Due to extreme weather conditions and seismic activity landslides have been a frequently occurring disaster. Multiple landslides occur annually causing massive destruction. Using an additive linear model including four landslide inducing factors: slope, aspect, topographic position index, and ground type, a susceptibility model will be produced to model landslide susceptibility in Possession Sound and on the southeastern coast of Whidbey Island. The additive linear model is a foundational method for landslide hazard analysis and needs to be implemented in the Puget Sound.en-USLandslide hazard analysis -- Washington (State) -- Puget Sound regionLandslides -- mathematical modelsOther