Thomas Zieher, Junior Researcher at the IGF, and his colleagues have published new results from their work on shallow landsliding in the Journal of Hydrology. Physically-based dynamic modelling of shallow landslide susceptibility rests on several assumptions and simplifications. However, the applicability of physically-based models is only rarely tested in the field at the appropriate scale. The paper presents results of a spray irrigation experiment conducted on a plot of 100 m² on an Alpine slope susceptible to shallow landsliding.
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.11.019
Zieher, T., Markart, G., Ottowitz, D., Römer, A., Rutzinger, M., Meißl, G., Geitner, C.: Water content dynamics at plot scale - comparison of time-lapse electrical resistivity tomography monitoring and pore pressure modelling. Journal of Hydrology (2016), doi: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.11.019