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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-3337-2023
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Research article
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02 Nov 2023
Research article |
| 02 Nov 2023
| 02 Nov 2023
Rockfall monitoring with a Doppler radar on an active rockslide complex in Brienz/Brinzauls (Switzerland)
Marius Schneider
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zurich, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Nicolas Oestreicher
Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zurich, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Thomas Ehrat
Geopraevent AG, Räffelstrasse 28, 8045 Zurich, Switzerland
Simon Loew
Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zurich, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Optimized YOLOv8 framework for intelligent rockfall detection on mountain roads P. Peng et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-94910-5
- Climate change and geohazards A. Harrison & C. Dashwood https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02026-x
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- Flow resistance variability in debris flows: evaluating equations, critical stress, and scaling from high-resolution field data T. Schöffl et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-025-02611-x
- Analysis of rockfall-induced retreat and influencing factors in a sandstone-marl interbedded rock wall in a low-elevation environment L. Fei et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2025.108506
- Assessing the Hazard of Deep-Seated Rock Slope Instability through the Description of Potential Failure Scenarios, Cross-Validated Using Several Remote Sensing and Monitoring Techniques C. Wolff et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15225396
- Long-term monitoring of active large-scale landslides for non-structural risk mitigation - integrated sensors and web-based platform F. Catelan et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-024-9211-x
- Conventional and advanced geospatial techniques for landslide detection and modeling: a comprehensive overview M. Shafapourtehrany et al. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40677-025-00347-3
- Monitoring surface deformation with spaceborne radar interferometry in landslide complexes: insights from the Brienz/Brinzauls slope instability, Swiss Alps A. Manconi et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-024-02291-z
- Dynamic response of pile–slab retaining wall structure under rockfall impact P. Zou et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-3497-2024
- Development of an Embedded In-Mass Inertial Device for Landslide and Rockfall Monitoring M. Shahsavar et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/app16104787
- Dynamic analysis of flowlike landslides at Brienz/Brinzauls, Graubünden, Switzerland J. Aaron et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-449-2026
- 3D ambient seismic noise tomography and monitoring of unstable rock slope R. Sun et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2025.108400
- Observation of Rockfall in the Thermal Infrared E. Wellman et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-024-04254-1
- On the variability of the site-response parameters of the active rock slope in Brienz/Brinzauls (Switzerland) X. Borgeat et al. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggae412
- Quantifying the effective reliability of geotechnical high-alpine real-time monitoring systems J. Leinauer & M. Krautblatter https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2026.108984
- Formation phases and structural failure of a landslide compartment at Brienz/Brinzauls, Switzerland R. Kenner et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2025.108343
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Short summary
Rockfalls and their hazards are typically treated as statistical events based on rockfall catalogs, but only a few complete rockfall inventories are available today. Here, we present new results from a Doppler radar rockfall alarm system, which has operated since 2018 at a high frequency under all illumination and weather conditions at a site where frequent rockfall events threaten a village and road. The new data set is used to investigate rockfall triggers in an active rockslide complex.
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