Rockfall monitoring of alpine north flanks

SeisRockHT

Long-term seismic monitoring of rockfall activity of alpine north-flanks using the free hardware design data logger Ruwai and the free software psysmon.

SeisRockHT aims at the establishment of two seismic networks to quantitatively observe seismicity and rockfall events at high alpine north faces. Two study sites in the Austrian Alps were selected for monitoring: the Kitzsteinhorn and the Hoher Sonnblick exhibiting two different scales of the monitoring networks. The smaller scaled Kitzsteinhorn investigation site is closely related to bedrock permafrost processes, whereas the larger-scaled Sonnblick investigation site aims at a classic alpine north face.

The stations of both networks will be equipped with the Ruwai data recorder and for data processing the software psysmon will be used. One goal is to proof the operation of a reliable seismic monitoring network producing data meeting the needs of scientific data analysis by using free design hardware and free software.

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Reports

Daniel Binder, Stefan Mertl, Ingo Hartmayer, Markus Keuschnig, and Wolfgang Lenhardt, “SeisRockHT - Seismic Rockfall Monitoring in the Hohe Tauern region by means of Open - Design Products,” Austrian Academy of Sciences, Dec. 2020.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348296686_SeisRockHT_Final_Report

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Duration

The project started October, 2014 and ended December, 2020.

Responsibilities

Within the project I have the followxing responsibilies:

Leader of one workpackage.
Development of the Ruwai data logger for deployment in alpine environment.
Software development for the processing of the seismic monitoring data.

Aims

The aims by Mertl Research for this project are:

Installation of two long-term seismic monitoring sites by means of open hardware and free software in the Austrian Alps.
Evaluation of temporal and spatial ambient seismic noise characteristics.
Compilation of a catalogue of characteristic seismic events registered at the two sites.
Determination of seismic characteristics of rockfall events.

Partners

For this project I have the following cooperation partners:

Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik
ZAMG leads the project.

Georesearch Forschungsgesellschaft mbH
Georesearch provides regular terrestial laser scans of the studied north faces and is the connection point to the MOREXPERT II project of AlpS which runs a long-term monitoring of the surface-, subsurface- and athmosperic conditions at Kitzsteinhorn.

Ruwai se - the second edition › Ruwai se

We have learnt a lot from the deployment of the Ruwai recorders within the SeisRockHt project. The new prototype, the Ruwai se, is an improved version including major software fixes and a better usability in the field. Read More ›

Ruwai se - die Second Edition › Ruwai se

Wir haben während der Installation der Ruwai Datenrekorder im Rahmen des SeisRockHT Projekts viel gelernt. Der neue Prototyp, der Ruwai se, ist eine verbesserte Version mit grundlegenden Softwareänderungen und einer besseren Handhabbarkeit im Feld. Read More ›

First permanent installation › Ruwai set free

Last week we installed two Ruwai data recorders at two field sites. One in a gallery at the foot of mount Hoher Sonnblick and another one at the top of mount Kitzsteinhorn. I’m curious if the data recorders behave as reliable as they did in the lab. Read More ›

Eine erste permanente Installation. › Ruwai ist im Freien

In der letzten Woche haben wir zwei Ruwai Datenrekorder an zwei Feldstandorten installiert. Einen in einem Stollen am Fuß des Hohen Sonnblick und den zweiten am Gipfel des Kitzsteinhorn. Ich bin schon neugierig ob sich die Datenrekorder im freien Feld auch als so verlässlich wie unter Laborbedingungen herausstellen. Read More ›

computed with free software › Solar irradiance

Relying on solar power supply at the foot of a north face requires proper location planning. Read More ›

Berechnung der solaren Einstrahlung mit freier Software. › Solare Einstrahlung

Bei der Verwendung einer solaren Stromversorgung im schattigen Bereich einer alpinen Nordwand ist sorgfältige Planung gefragt. Read More ›

Sonnblick Observatory borehole seismometer › Seismometer installation

We started the installation of the seismic monitoring network at the Sonnblick Observatory. Read More ›

Bohrloch Seismometer auf dem Sonnblick Observatorium › Seismometer Installation

Wir begannen mit der Installation des seismischen Monitoring Netzwerk am Hohen Sonnblick mit der Installation eines Bohrloch-Geofons auf dem Sonnblick Observatorium. Read More ›

Exciting milestone. › First self-built Ruwai

It was the first time, that I connected to a completely self-built Ruwai data recorder. Read More ›

Aufregender Meilenstein › Erster DIY Ruwai

Es war das erste Mal, dass ich mich mit einem komplett selbst gebauten Ruwai Datenrekorder verband. Read More ›

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