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How water, temperature, and seismicity control the preconditioning of massive rock slope failure (Hochvogel)
Johannes Leinauer
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
TUM School of Engineering and Design, Landslide Research Group, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Michael Dietze
Faculty of Geosciences and Geography, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Sibylle Knapp
TUM School of Engineering and Design, Landslide Research Group, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
UNESCO Global Geopark Swabian Alb, Schelklingen, Germany
Riccardo Scandroglio
TUM School of Engineering and Design, Landslide Research Group, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Maximilian Jokel
TUM School of Engineering and Design, Landslide Research Group, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Michael Krautblatter
TUM School of Engineering and Design, Landslide Research Group, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Short summary
Massive rock slope failures are a significant alpine hazard and change the Earth's surface. Therefore, we must understand what controls the preparation of such events. By correlating 4 years of slope displacements with meteorological and seismic data, we found that water from rain and snowmelt is the most important driver. Our approach is applicable to similar sites and indicates where future climatic changes, e.g. in rain intensity and frequency, may alter the preparation of slope failure.
Massive rock slope failures are a significant alpine hazard and change the Earth's surface....
