USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington
Monitoring of Active Landslides
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California Highway 50 Landslides - Menu
-- Project Summary, Reports, Real-Time Data,
Photo Archives, etc.
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Eldorado
National Forest, has installed monitoring instruments on one currently
active landslide that has the potential to affect Highway 50.
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Real-Time Monitoring of Active Landslides - Fact Sheet
-- Reid, LaHusen, and Ellis, 1999, USGS Fact Sheet 091-99
Landslides threaten lives and property in every State in the Nation.
To reduce the risk from active landslides, the U. S. Geological
Survey (USGS) develops and uses real-time landslide monitoring systems.
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Real-Time Monitoring of Active Landslides Along Highway 50, El
Dorado County, California - Report
-- Reid and LaHusen, 1998, adapted from California Geology
Late in the rainy evening of January 24, 1997, tons of earth gave way down a
steep Sierra Nevada canyon slope and slid onto a
major northern California highway.
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Versatile GPS System for Monitoring Deformation of Active Landslides and Volcanoes - AGU Poster
-- Rick G. LaHusen and Mark E. Reid, 2000. Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v.81, n.48, p.F320.
System Design, Trial Applications, Results, and Conclusions, with information about Mission Peak (California),
Mount St. Helens (Washington State), and Augustine Island (Alaska). Poster presented at AGU Fall 2000.
- Useful Links
URL for CVO HomePage is:
<http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/home.html>
URL for this page is:
<http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Projects/ActiveLandslides/framework.html>
If you have questions or comments please contact:
<GS-CVO-WEB@usgs.gov>
12/11/02, Lyn Topinka