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Spatial assessment of probable recharge areas – investigating the hydrogeological controls of an active deep-seated gravitational slope deformation
Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Innrain 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Department of Geography, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52f, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Thomas Zieher
Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Innrain 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Jan Schmieder
Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Innrain 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Department of Geography, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52f, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Thom Bogaard
Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, the Netherlands
Martin Rutzinger
Department of Geography, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52f, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Christoph Spötl
Institute of Geology, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52f, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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The activity of slow-moving deep-seated landslides is commonly governed by pore pressure variations within the shear zone. Groundwater recharge as a consequence of precipitation therefore is a process regulating the activity of landslides. In this context, we present a highly automated geo-statistical approach to spatially assess groundwater recharge controlling the velocity of a deep-seated landslide in Tyrol, Austria.
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