Ruinon landslide (Valfurva, Italy) activity in relation to rainfall by means of GBInSAR monitoring

The active Ruinon rockslide is located on the left bank of the Frodolfo River valley (Valfurva, Italian Alps) and is developed on the Confinale deep-seated gravitational slope deformation. Ruinon landslide is a major hazard for valley inhabitants in that rapid movement might dam the stream and create a debris flow. The landslide is strongly controlled by preexisting structural features and is believed to have been triggered by postglacial debuttressing. Ground-based radar interferometry has been used to map surface deformation over time of the entire unstable zone of Ruinon landslide with high spatial resolution and at a very high temporal acquisition rate (about five images per hour). The activity of the landslide shows strong periodicity, with summer and autumn accelerations and winter deceleration. From a correlation between the landslide acceleration and a class of rainfall event, we deduce the specific rainfall conditions that accelerate the instability of the landslide area. The study results suggest an improved tool for early warning of events of potentially catastrophic landslide instability.     

突发型黄土滑坡监测预警理论方法研究——以甘肃黑方台为例

灌溉诱发的黄土滑坡大多数具有明显的突发性特征;斜坡破坏过程变形量小,历时短,具有较大的危险性。由于此类黄土滑坡加速变形阶段经历时间较短,GNSS系统和裂缝计等传统监测手段难以获取加速变形阶段系统完整的监测数据,更难以提前预警。针对这一难题,自主研发了自适应智能变频裂缝仪,它能够根据滑坡变形快慢自动调整采样频率。基于获取的黑方台多个突发型黄土滑坡的全过程变形-时间曲线,对这些变形曲线特征和规律进行分析研究,建立了针对性的黄土滑坡综合预警模型。将变形速率阈值和改进切线角作为滑坡预警的重要指标,建立了4级预警判据,通过自主研发的"地质灾害实时监测预警系统"实现滑坡的实时自动预警,并将预警信息与当地的群防群测信息平台对接,为防灾应急避让提供直接依据。2017年以来已先后6次对黑方台黄土滑坡实施成功预警,避免了重大人员伤亡,取得显著的防灾减灾效果。     

Structural control on the kinematics of the deep-seated La Clapière landslide revealed by L-band InSAR observations

The objective of this work is to document the deformation pattern of the deep-seated La Clapière landslide for the period 2007–2010 from the combination of L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) interferograms, ground-based total station measurements and identification of the slope geomorphological structures. The interferograms are calculated for pairs of ALOS/PALSAR images at a time interval of 46 days. The displacement field derived from the interferograms reveals a non-uniform displacement gradient from the top (subsidence) to the bottom (accumulation). Vertical velocities are calculated from the unwrapped phase values and are in good agreement with ground-based measurements. The results demonstrate the potential of L-band ALOS/PALSAR imagery for the monitoring of active landslides characterized by complex kinematic patterns and by important changes in the soil surface backscattering in time.     

Landslide activity as a geoindicator in Italy: significance and new perspectives from remote sensing

Landslide activity responds to rapid environmental changes and represents a relevant geoindicator in mountainous or hilly areas. This paper discusses the socio-economic relevance of landslide hazard in Italy and the problems encountered in establishing relationships between landslide frequency, climate and vegetation changes at different time scales. Landslides blocking a river channel have been carefully taken into account because they are usually characterized by high intensities (with regard to the involved masses and movement velocities) and their occurrences are often datable via radiocarbon dating. This is due to the recovery of organic matter in the landslide dammed lakes. For these reasons they can be considered important geoindicators in the wider category of slope failures. The marked effects of the anthropogenic activity on slope instability processes in the last 50 years are discussed with reference to two case histories: the Chianti hills in Tuscany and the Cinque Terre National Park in Liguria. Finally, two novel techniques of remote sensing are proposed as tools for a systematic monitoring of slope instability at different time and spatial scales. Both techniques are based on the interferometric synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology and differ on the type of platform (satellite and ground-based) used to acquire data.     

Ground-based SAR interferometry for monitoring mass movements

An innovative technique for the remote assessment of ground displacements, based on radar interferometry and implemented using ground-based instrumentation (GB-InSAR), has been tested in recent years on a number of selected case sites. The system, known as LISA, developed by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, is a ground-based radar interferometer specifically designed for field use. It is composed of two radar antennas mounted on a linear rail which horizontally slides to form a synthetic aperture. Coherent SAR processing converts the raw data into an image containing, for each pixel, information on the wave phase, which depends on the target-sensor distance. Consecutive couples of SAR images can be cross-correlated to form interferograms representing phase variations which can be directly related to ground displacement along the sight-line of the radar system, since they are acquired from exactly the same position. Several applications of the system have been conducted on a number of mass movements located in Italy, in order to validate the technique for the monitoring of landslides. GB-InSAR has proved its potential for the measurement of the superficial ground displacements of different landslide types, in terms of failure mechanism, materials involved, kinematics, water content and deformation rates. In particular conditions, such as fast-moving phenomena and inaccessible areas, the technique can be employed directly as a monitoring tool, providing multi-temporal displacement maps of the observed area. Additionally, some applications of the GB-InSAR have provided a fundamental support to decision makers during landslide emergencies, allowing the civil protection authorities to assess the risk and to manage an effective emergency response.     

A method for assessing and managing landslide residual hazard in urban areas

On February 14, 2010, a large landslide affected the urban centre of San Fratello town (Sicily Island, Southern Italy), causing severe damage to buildings, roadways, and infrastructure, as well as about 2000 evacuees. This large complex landslide, covering more than 1 km² in extension, represents one of the major phenomena that ever occurred in Sicily. In order to manage the landslide risk, the civil protection system was activated as part of the initial response to the emergency (the “emergency phase”). This involved the Civil Protection Departments both at national (DPC) and regional (DRPC) levels, as well as scientific institutions (namely “Competence centres”, CdCs), local administration personnel, and technicians. On March 8, 2010, during the post-event recovery phase, a ground-based synthetic aperture radar (GB-InSAR) system was installed in order to monitor the ground surface deformation, assess the landslide residual risk, and analyse its displacement trend. Accurate field surveys and building inspections were also performed for a validation of the GB-InSAR data, in order to map the ground deformation, plan building evacuation-demolishment, as well as check the efficiency of the landslide mitigation works. This paper describes the outcomes of the 57 month monitoring campaign (March 2010–December 2014), reporting the use of GB-InSAR data for near real-time monitoring, mapping, and post-emergency/recovery management activities. The final aim was to provide the civil protection personnel with a reliable, rapid, and easy communication system of the monitoring results, designed to an enhance understanding of the landslide phenomena, and to support the decision-making process.     

基于SBAS-InSAR技术的金沙江流域沃达村巨型老滑坡形变分析

近年来突发性高位滑塌灾害日益频发,造成恶劣影响。这类地质灾害调查难度高、隐蔽性强,单靠群测群防和地质调查难以解决灾害的防治问题。随着雷达遥感卫星数据质量的不断提升,合成孔径干涉雷达测量(InSAR)中的SBAS-InSAR技术为特大型老滑坡灾前形变探测提供了新的技术途径。利用SBAS-InSAR技术对金沙江流域沃达村滑坡进行地表形变监测,获取了2017年3月30日至2019年9月28日内的形变结果,划定了强烈形变区(Ⅰ雷达)、均匀形变区(Ⅱ雷达),分析了滑坡复活区整体和局部滑塌地表形变速率、累积位移变化趋势和主裂缝形变情况。同时实地进行了工程地质调查和复核,发现老滑坡复活区变形迹象与SBAS-InSAR技术解译成果有着较好的一致性。表明SBAS-InSAR技术在复杂山区地质灾害监测预警领域有较为广阔的应用前景,为类似老滑坡监测预警提供了新的思路与借鉴。     

甘肃通渭黄土滑坡二维形变时序监测

时间序列合成孔径雷达干涉测量技术能有效反应滑坡形变过程。2019年9月14日,甘肃省通渭县发生山体滑坡,但该滑坡灾前是否已经发生缓慢形变以及滑坡原因值得追溯和探讨。文中基于欧洲航天局发布的哨兵一号升/降轨数据,利用SBAS-InSAR技术分析甘肃通渭滑坡灾前二维形变特征以及滑动的因素。结果表明,2018年9月—2019年9月此滑坡存在连续形变,且随时间推移形变量不断增大,因此该滑坡为非突发型事件。在滑坡发生前,垂直向与东西向上最大累计形变量分别达18.25 mm和32.85 mm。基于二维时间序列结果进行距离分析与降雨量对比分析,显示苦水河与降雨量是该滑坡发生的两大诱因。该InSAR追溯结果进一步验证了星载雷达干涉测量技术在滑坡探测方面的应用潜力,是滑坡灾前识别、预警、防灾等减灾工作的有力工具。     

贵州兴义滑坡特征及过程预警研究

由于滑坡岩土体结构的复杂性和破坏机制的多样性,滑坡预警一直以来都是全球性难题,极具挑战性。本文论述了贵州省兴义滑坡特征及其成功预警,并分析了滑坡成功预警的关键因素。在对滑坡现场进行地质调查的基础上,综合应用卫星遥感、无人机航拍、LiDAR、地表位移监测等技术手段,初步分析结果认为,兴义滑坡属于典型的含软弱夹层的顺层岩质滑坡,滑源区坡体为2014年首次滑动后形成的不稳定斜坡,在不利的坡体结构加之与软弱夹层组合的地质条件下,受到长期重力及地下水作用,最终演变成滑坡地质灾害。兴义滑坡至2014年第一次滑动后,后缘山体对前缘公路和居民就产生了威胁,2019年2月17日凌晨5时53分,贵州省兴义市马岭镇龙井村兴-马大道旁约96×104 m3的山体再次发生顺层滑动。在滑坡发生前,研究人员就在滑坡体上安装了全球导航卫星系统(GNSS)和自适应性裂缝计两种位移监测传感器,对滑坡变形进行持续监控。现场监测数据实时传输到研究人员自主研发的“地质灾害监测预警系统”中,系统通过多种阈值综合预警模型自动计算监测数据并发布预警结果,在滑坡进入临滑阶段后,系统提前53 min发出了红色预警,完全避免了人员和经济损失。该滑坡的成功预警体现了自主研发的地质灾害监测预警系统、预警模型、监测仪器三者的适用性,可为今后类似滑坡的监测预警研究及应用提供借鉴。     

山体滑坡动态信息实时采集技术的实验研究

山体滑坡动态信息的实时监测与预警技术的研究,是灾害性地质滑坡防灾减灾研究的重要技术之一。通过对山体滑坡诱发内因的物理动态信息进行有效实时采集观测的实验与探讨,研究出一种基于激发极化法针对滑坡主体介质激电特征的"激发电抗"动态信息采集方法。经实验表明,该方法可推动"山体滑坡"预警理论与技术的研究,从静态勘探评估与诱发外因变量的实时监测,向静态勘探评估与诱发内因变量的实时动态监测拓展,实现了对山体滑坡的动态信息进行实时有效的动态监测。     

D-InSAR-based landslide location and monitoring at Wudongde hydropower reservoir in China

Differential synthetic aperture radar interferometry (D-InSAR) has become a useful technique for monitoring ground movement. The technique enables the analysis of very small ground movements in continuous, large areas and has the advantages of high accuracy, high resolution, all-weather adaptability, low cost, and inaccessible area coverage. Thus, D-InSAR has been widely used in the investigation of geologic hazards, such as subsidence, landslide, earthquake, and volcanic activity. In this paper, D-InSAR is used to locate and monitor landslide movement in the wide area of Wudongde Hydropower Reservoir in Jinsha River, China. Five SAR acquisitions are obtained by using the phased array-type L-band synthetic aperture radar sensor of the Advanced Land Observing Satellite. Detailed moving displacement maps in two time periods are derived by using the D-InSAR technique, and potentially moving landslide areas, as well as landslide hazard areas, are then located. The L1R-6 landslide, which is in active state, is investigated in detail. The deforming tendency obtained via D-InSAR is consistent with that obtained via global positioning system (GPS) monitoring. Error analysis of the D-InSAR results is also conducted. Finally, the grid function interpolation method of error reduction, which combines D-InSAR and GPS, is proposed to reduce the single-point error in D-InSAR monitoring and is further verified by the considerable improvement in the accuracy of L1R-6 landslide monitoring.     

基于SBAS-InSAR技术的川藏铁路澜沧江段滑坡隐患早期识别

早期识别是实现地质灾害防灾减灾的有效途径之一,然而复杂地形区滑坡的早期识别一直是个难题,尤其是位于高山峡谷区的滑坡隐患点。为了全面准确地获取川藏铁路澜沧江段的滑坡隐患,采用SBAS-InSAR技术,通过Sentinel-1(升轨)和RADARSAT-2(降轨)数据结合互补的方式,对川藏铁路澜沧江段进行滑坡隐患早期识别。解译结果显示2018年8月至2020年2月研究区LOS向的形变速率分别为-58~21 mm/a(升轨)和-42~16 mm/a(降轨),转换后的斜坡向最大平均速率达到-128 mm/a。基于升降轨数据的斜坡向形变结果,识别出川藏铁路澜沧江段的113处滑坡隐患点,其中存在4处滑坡隐患密集区以及13处典型滑坡隐患点,进一步分析了两处重点滑坡隐患的形变特征和滑移机制。本次研究结果对于川藏铁路线路选定以及澜沧江大桥上、下游的防灾减灾具有一定指导作用,不同轨道数据结合互补的方式为川藏铁路沿线的高山峡谷地区的滑坡隐患早期识别提供参考。     

Monitoring of post-failure landslide deformation by the PS-InSAR technique at Lubietova in Central Slovakia

Interferometric synthetic aperture radar data from ERS and ENVISAT sensors were utilized in the analysis of the post-failure deformations in the area of Lubietova town in Central Slovakia. The catastrophic landslide of 1977 together with surrounding landslides in the Lubietova area were analysed with the help of persistent scatterers (PS) technique in order to evaluate recent and past deformations of the unstable slopes. Although long-term precise geodetic monitoring of the 1977 landslide revealed differential deformations inside the sliding mass, due to the lack of the PS located inside the landside caused by temporal decorrelation, unfortunately, these records could not be directly compared. The adjacent landslides with sufficient number of PS were analysed by transformation of the line of sight displacements recorded by the sensors to the slope vector direction. This procedure allowed identification of the precise boundaries of the actively moving landslide parts and the updating of the landslide inventory for the Lubietova area.     

川藏交通廊道典型工点InSAR监测及几何畸变精细判识

为了探明川藏交通廊道典型工点高陡岸坡的稳定性,以及明确SAR(synthetic aperture radar)几何畸变对InSAR(interferometric synthetic aperture radar)形变结果的影响,利用时序InSAR技术开展川藏交通廊道典型工点高陡岸坡形变监测,并提出了一种可识别所有几何畸变类型的SAR几何畸变精细判识方法.成功识别出9处不稳定的高陡岸坡,获取了各轨道SAR几何畸变精细识别结果.在精细划分几何畸变的前提下,通过进一步地将几何畸变与形变结果联合分析,首次揭示了各类几何畸变(包括透视收缩、主被动叠掩、主被动阴影)对InSAR形变结果的影响效果.研究明确了InSAR技术在川藏交通廊道高陡山区的应用能力、适用范围以及几何畸变区结果可靠性的判识,可为后续高陡岸坡形变监测、精确解译等研究提供重要参考.      

水动力型滑坡形成运动机理与防控减灾技术

水动力型滑坡是指在冰川融雪、降雨、水位变动、地表径流及地下水活动等水动力因素驱动下而发生的斜坡岩土体失稳灾害。西南地区是水动力型滑坡尤其是库区滑坡的高发区,其失稳破坏直接威胁到人类的生命财产和基础设施的安全,且有可能造成深远的次生灾害,提升水动力型滑坡灾害的监测预警、综合防控与应急处置水平极为迫切。水动力型滑坡易发于松散堆积层、破碎岩体、软岩以及含有软弱夹层的斜坡等地层,地质环境、水文活动以及人类活动干扰等因素的长期作用在水动力型滑坡的孕育过程中起着关键作用。斜坡在各种不利因素的持续交替作用下,逐渐产生变形破坏,稳定性不断降低并趋于极限失稳状态,最终在短期水文条件的改变下而导致整体失稳破坏。斜坡失稳后的滑坡动力过程非常复杂,尤其是特大型高位滑坡,在运动过程中可能会产生强烈的冲击破碎和沿程侵蚀铲刮现象,导致滑坡运动性态的改变和堆积方量的增大,水的存在会加剧滑坡沿程侵蚀铲刮作用以及导致运动性态向流态化转变而造成更远的运动距离和更广的致灾范围。水动力型滑坡是一个复杂的系统性问题,不同地质结构和水动力条件的滑坡变形破坏过程存在很大差异,远距离非接触式滑坡早期识别与监测技术以及基于人工智能和大数据且具备自主学习的滑坡预报预警方法是未来重要发展方向。水动力型滑坡防治涉及到工程建设、经济民生、社会等多方面因素,需要综合运用工程措施和非工程措施。在未来水利水电工程建设过程中,应重视库区滑坡的危害性,复建设施的修建应尽可能远离库区滑坡影响区。     

国外基于遥感的滑坡灾害研究方法进展

滑坡是世界上最严重的自然灾害之一,遥感技术可用于滑坡的识别、填图、监测和评价。与实地调查方法相比,遥感可以快速获取大区域数据,减少野外工作量和成本。因此,它能更经济地了解较大范围的滑坡分布,评估滑坡灾情。目前,国外在滑坡调查中使用遥感技术的新进展主要有：利用合成孔径雷达、高空间分辨率的便携式无人机、多时相遥感数据、面向对象的图像处理方法等。通过对这些新方法及其实例介绍,分析这些滑坡调查新方法的进展以及未来发展方向。     

对滑坡监测预警相关问题的认识与思考

近年来,随着科技的迅猛发展,监测预警已成为主动防范地质灾害的重要手段,国家每年投入大量的人力物力财力开展滑坡预警工作。但调查发现,不少相关从业人员(主要是专业技术人员和管理人员)对滑坡监测预警方面的一些基本问题还存在误区甚至错误的认识,严重影响其防灾减灾效果。结合近年来在滑坡监测预警实践中的研究成果和经验教训,本文重点就滑坡监测和预警方面的一些问题提出了自己的认识。其主要观点包括:并不是监测点和监测手段越多就越有效,滑坡监测应突出针对性、实用性和目的性,监测方案设计及具体监测内容都应为滑坡预警提供依据。不少滑坡的发生具有一定的突发性,应采用具自动变频功能的监测设备才能获取滑坡全过程尤其是临滑阶段完整的数据,为科学预警提供保障。监测仅是手段,预警才是目的,不仅要重视滑坡的监测工作,更应高度重视预警工作,且应同时加强区域性气象预警和单体滑坡预警工作。目前常用的阈值预警方法误报、漏报率较高,应将预警的重心转移到对历史数据的统计分析和基于变形、地下水位、雨量等关键指标的预警模型和判据研究,据此提高滑坡预警的准确性和实用性。     

中国西藏金沙江白格滑坡的地质成因分析

2018年10月11日发生的金沙江白格滑坡是中国西藏继2000年易贡滑坡以来社会影响最大的滑坡事件。许多学者对该滑坡的形成条件、稳定性和监测预警等进行了研究报道,但对滑坡的地质成因研究比较薄弱。本文在区域地质分析、现场调查测绘和综合研究的基础上,重点从断裂作用控制斜坡岩体结构、水与蚀变软岩夹层作用促进结构面弱化、卸荷作用控制滑坡规模和失稳方式等方面,提出了金沙江构造缝合带混杂岩体岸坡在持续重力作用下的失稳机理,对金沙江沿岸滑坡隐患早期识别和风险防控具有一定指导意义。     

基于表面位移的公路滑坡监测预警研究

公路滑坡是常见的地质灾害,但对运营期公路边坡进行长期监测并成功预警的实例却很少。主要原因是公路边坡点多、线长、规模小、缺乏详细的地质勘探资料、监测费用高、预警难度大。利用拉索触发式位移计对滑坡表面位移进行监测,精度可达1 mm,通过电信的GPRS公网实时传送到远程监控中心,全程自动化,且费用低。同时,利用有限元商用软件 PLAXIS的强度折减模块和塑性分析模块对不同参数组合进行计算,在缺乏滑坡岩土体强度参数、渗透系数、土-水特征曲线等资料的情况下,建立滑坡安全系数与表面监测位移的关系, 从而通过表面位移量的变化进行阶段式预警,并制定相应的预防措施。提出的方法已在湘西某高速公路滑坡获得应用。