A Case Study of Novel Landslide Activity Recognition Using ALOS-1 InSAR within the Ragged Mountain Western Hillslope in Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
The “East Muddy Creek Landslide Complex” in Gunnison County, Colorado, USA destroyed Colorado State Highway 133 from 1986 to 1987 and has been investigated over decades during different periods of reactivation. This paper presents a case study of novel landslide activity recognition related to the l...
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| description | The “East Muddy Creek Landslide Complex” in Gunnison County, Colorado, USA destroyed Colorado State Highway 133 from 1986 to 1987 and has been investigated over decades during different periods of reactivation. This paper presents a case study of novel landslide activity recognition related to the landslide complex using Advanced Land Observing Satellite-1 (ALOS-1) Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) analysis. We compare the result from ALOS-1 InSAR analysis to landslide recognition investigations from traditional field methods for ground motions at a watershed scale. Line of Sight (LOS) velocity mapping is used to characterize displacement zonation, failure modes, and hazard assessment activities. Mass wasting estimates using existing geological modeling are discussed in terms of potential of landslide element dynamics. ALOS-1 InSAR analysis reveals newly detected ground displacement at very slow to extremely slow velocities with a significantly increased spatial extent. The implications of expanded displacement activity in the context of landslide geomorphology, mountain denudation, exhumation, and future monitoring efforts for hazard and risk assessment are also examined and discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1c493e189eeb45469de476bca5f9c59e2023-11-20T04:20:26ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922020-06-011212196910.3390/rs12121969A Case Study of Novel Landslide Activity Recognition Using ALOS-1 InSAR within the Ragged Mountain Western Hillslope in Gunnison County, Colorado, USABenjamin W Lowry0Scott Baker1Wendy Zhou2Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USABOS Technologies, Lafayette, CO 80026, USADepartment of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USAThe “East Muddy Creek Landslide Complex” in Gunnison County, Colorado, USA destroyed Colorado State Highway 133 from 1986 to 1987 and has been investigated over decades during different periods of reactivation. This paper presents a case study of novel landslide activity recognition related to the landslide complex using Advanced Land Observing Satellite-1 (ALOS-1) Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) analysis. We compare the result from ALOS-1 InSAR analysis to landslide recognition investigations from traditional field methods for ground motions at a watershed scale. Line of Sight (LOS) velocity mapping is used to characterize displacement zonation, failure modes, and hazard assessment activities. Mass wasting estimates using existing geological modeling are discussed in terms of potential of landslide element dynamics. ALOS-1 InSAR analysis reveals newly detected ground displacement at very slow to extremely slow velocities with a significantly increased spatial extent. The implications of expanded displacement activity in the context of landslide geomorphology, mountain denudation, exhumation, and future monitoring efforts for hazard and risk assessment are also examined and discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/12/1969ground deformationlandslide recognitionslow moving landslidesALOS-1 |
| spellingShingle | Benjamin W Lowry Scott Baker Wendy Zhou A Case Study of Novel Landslide Activity Recognition Using ALOS-1 InSAR within the Ragged Mountain Western Hillslope in Gunnison County, Colorado, USA Remote Sensing ground deformation landslide recognition slow moving landslides ALOS-1 |
| title | A Case Study of Novel Landslide Activity Recognition Using ALOS-1 InSAR within the Ragged Mountain Western Hillslope in Gunnison County, Colorado, USA |
| title_full | A Case Study of Novel Landslide Activity Recognition Using ALOS-1 InSAR within the Ragged Mountain Western Hillslope in Gunnison County, Colorado, USA |
| title_fullStr | A Case Study of Novel Landslide Activity Recognition Using ALOS-1 InSAR within the Ragged Mountain Western Hillslope in Gunnison County, Colorado, USA |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case Study of Novel Landslide Activity Recognition Using ALOS-1 InSAR within the Ragged Mountain Western Hillslope in Gunnison County, Colorado, USA |
| title_short | A Case Study of Novel Landslide Activity Recognition Using ALOS-1 InSAR within the Ragged Mountain Western Hillslope in Gunnison County, Colorado, USA |
| title_sort | case study of novel landslide activity recognition using alos 1 insar within the ragged mountain western hillslope in gunnison county colorado usa |
| topic | ground deformation landslide recognition slow moving landslides ALOS-1 |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/12/1969 |
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