Rock avalanche runout prediction using stochastic analysis of a regional dataset

A Mitchell, S McDougall, N Nolde, MA Brideau… - Landslides, 2020 - Springer
Rock avalanches involve extremely rapid, flow-like movement of fragmented rock with
extreme destructive potential. With increasing development pressures in mountainous …

Airblasts caused by large slope collapses

IM Penna, RL Hermanns, P Nicolet, OA Morken… - …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Large slope collapses have been known to trigger extreme rushes of air loaded with
projectiles (airblasts) capable of causing destruction and fatalities far beyond run-out of the …

Ground thermal and geomechanical conditions in a permafrost-affected high-latitude rock avalanche site (Polvartinden, northern Norway)

R Frauenfelder, K Isaksen, MJ Lato, J Noetzli - The Cryosphere, 2018 - tc.copernicus.org
On 26 June 2008, a rock avalanche detached in the northeast facing slope of Polvartinden,
a high-alpine mountain in Signaldalen, northern Norway. Here, we report on the observed …

Hazard and risk classification for large unstable rock slopes in Norway

R Hermanns, T Oppikofer, E Anda, L Blikra… - Italian Journal of …, 2013 - boa.unimib.it
We present a classification system for hazard and risk that is posed by unstable rock slopes
in Norway that might undergo catastrophic failure in future and can cause loss of life. The …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence of rock slope breathing using ground-based InSAR

L Rouyet, L Kristensen, MH Derron, C Michoud… - Geomorphology, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Ground-Based Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (GB-InSAR) campaigns
were performed in summer 2011 and 2012 in the Romsdalen valley (Møre & Romsdal …

Systematic mapping of large unstable rock slopes in Norway

RL Hermanns, LH Blikra, E Anda, A Saintot… - Landslide science and …, 2013 - Springer
Historically, large rock slope failures impacting into a fjord and causing a several tens of
metre high displacement wave have been one of the natural hazards in Norway claiming …

Database and online map service on unstable rock slopes in Norway—From data perpetuation to public information

T Oppikofer, B Nordahl, H Bunkholt, M Nicolaisen… - Geomorphology, 2015 - Elsevier
The unstable rock slope database is developed and maintained by the Geological Survey of
Norway as part of the systematic mapping of unstable rock slopes in Norway. This mapping …

From incipient slope instability through slope deformation to catastrophic failure—Different stages of failure development on the Ivasnasen and Vollan rock slopes …

T Oppikofer, A Saintot, RL Hermanns, M Böhme… - Geomorphology, 2017 - Elsevier
The long-term evolution of rock slope failures involves different stages, from incipience of
slope instability to catastrophic failure, through a more or less long-lasting slope deformation …

Managing Rockfall Hazard on Strategic Linear Stakes: How Can Machine Learning Help to Better Predict Periods of Increased Rockfall Activity?

MA Chanut, H Courteille, C Lévy, A Atto, L Meignan… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
When rockfalls hit and damage linear stakes such as roads or railways, the access to critical
infrastructures (hospitals, schools, factories…) might be disturbed or stopped. Rockfall risk …

SPLASH: semi-empirical prediction of landslide-generated displacement wave run-up heights

T Oppikofer, RL Hermanns, NJ Roberts… - Geological Society …, 2019 - lyellcollection.org
Displacement waves (or tsunamis) generated by sub-aerial landslides cause damage along
shorelines over long distances, making run-up assessment a crucial component of landslide …