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Monitoring landslides with geophysical and geodetic observations

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The objective of this study was to evaluate and predict land movement by integrating geodetic, geophysical and meteorological data in a landslide area. Specifically, electrical resistivity tomography surveying, Global Navigation Satellite System and terrestrial laser scanning techniques were integrated to monitor a landslide. The study area lies to the southeast of the town of Taşkent in southern Turkey, close to Balcılar in the Central Taurus mountain chain. Landslides result in considerable damage to structures, farmland and the environment in this area; therefore, it is important to characterise the size, extent and timing of past land movements in order to mitigate damage from future landslides. Analysis presented in this paper shows that the greatest land movements in the region occur in spring, when average motions can be up to 1.5 m per month. It is demonstrated that integrated techniques provide a better means for monitoring landslide processes and gathering data for predictions of future movements. Mapping landslide movements by integrating geophysical and geodetic observations can provide a meaningful evaluation of a landslide and its dynamics.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK-Project number 111Y307) and the Selcuk University Scientific Research Projects Coordinator (project number 11101028). We are also grateful to meteorological engineer Adnan Başaran and the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works of Turkey (DSI) for providing meteorological data. Thanks are due to Prof. Dr. M. Kemal Gökay and Dr. Kemal Doğan from the Mining Engineering Department of Selcuk University for their comments concerning the geophysical aspects of this paper.

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Zeybek, M., Şanlıoğlu, İ. & Özdemir, A. Monitoring landslides with geophysical and geodetic observations. Environ Earth Sci 74, 6247–6263 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-015-4650-x

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