{"title":"Brandstatt Landslide Monitoring Site - Austria","id":{"prefix":"https:\/\/deims.org\/","suffix":"504dc9e9-3ea8-4ef8-9a00-b042fac11300"},"type":"site","created":"2020-12-01T18:33:30+01:00","changed":"2025-09-08T10:24:26+02:00","attributes":{"affiliation":{"networks":[{"network":{"name":"LTER Austria","id":{"prefix":"https:\/\/deims.org\/networks\/","suffix":"d45c2690-dbef-4dbc-a742-26ea846edf28"}},"siteCode":null,"verified":false}],"projects":null},"contact":{"siteManager":[{"type":"person","name":"Robert Kanta","email":"robert.kanta@univie.ac.at","orcid":null},{"type":"person","name":"Thomas Glade","email":"thomas.glade@univie.ac.at","orcid":null}],"operatingOrganisation":[{"type":"organisation","name":"University of Vienna","url":null,"ror":null}],"metadataProvider":null,"fundingAgency":null,"siteUrl":[{"title":"Website for Brandstatt landslide observatory","value":"https:\/\/www.noeslide.at\/index.php\/en\/bst-obs"}]},"general":{"abstract":"The ENGAGE working group (Geomorphological Systems and Risk Research at the Institute for Geography and Regional Research) has been running a long-term monitoring project to investigate landslides in Lower Austria. Landslides (translational and rotational failures, debris flows, rock avalanches, rock falls, etc.) number among the most abundant natural hazards in Lower Austria. Resulting from sporadic phases of activity it is essential to generate specific long-term measurement series, enabling the analysis of changes in surface movements as well as underground in connection with triggering factors. Therefore, in 2014 the project \u201cNoeSLIDE \u2013 Monitoring diverse types of landslides in Lower Austria\u201d was initiated. The research sites are compiled under the parent site \u0022LTER NoeSLIDE\u0022 which has three subsites, of which one is the Brandstatt Landslide Monitoring Site. \r\n\r\nThe Brandstatt landslide is a large-scale and deep landslide that is coupled with smaller and more superficial processes. The movement rates are low but have a high damaging effect. The area was therefore i.a. investigated by the GBA (Geological Survey of Austria) on behalf of the regional geology of Lower Austria. Since September 2022, a weather station installed in the eastern sector has been collecting atmospheric data. To monitor surface changes, close-range remote sensing techniques are applied at regular intervals. Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) is conducted from the opposite slope, while UAV surveys are performed on-site, accounting for seasonal vegetation growth. Additionally, regular GNSS campaigns provide crucial data on the temporal evolution of surface features, enhancing our understanding of the landslide\u0027s activity over time. At the Brandstatt site, various investigation methods have been employed to gain insights into the geological and geomorphological conditions of the subsurface. As reported in the other sites, these include the combination of direct techniques (such as percussion drilling, soil core extraction and analysis, dynamic probing), and installations for monitoring slope hydrology and landslide displacements. In addition, indirect and non-invasive geophysical methods (e.g., Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT), electromagnetic induction (EMI), and Spectral Induced Polarization (SIP)) have been conducted in collaboration with the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), led by Ass.-Prof. Dr. Adrian Flores-Orozco and his team. \r\n\r\nThe subsurface investigations conducted as part of this project include 62 soil cores, and ca. 40 Dynamic Probing Heavy (DPH) measurements. These data were collected between April 2022 and September 2024, as part of the project itself and a project-related course in March 2023. Currently, several sensors are installed for the ongoing monitoring:\r\n    9 TDR probes at three locations, measuring soil water content at 0.5, 1, and 2 meters (at the moment, n. 8\/9 are active);\r\n\r\n    3 piezometers measuring water column height between 4 and 6 meters (at the moment, n. 2\/3 are active);\r\n\r\n    5 manual inclinometers installed at varying depths across the unstable slope (~4.5 to 5 to ~6 meters from April 2022 to September 2024).\r\n","citation":null,"relatedIdentifiers":null,"status":{"label":"Operational","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/elter_cl\/10772"},"yearEstablished":2022,"yearClosed":null,"relatedSites":[{"typeOfRelationship":{"label":"belongs to","uri":"null"},"listOfSites":[{"type":"site","title":"LTER NoeSLIDE - Austria","id":{"prefix":"https:\/\/deims.org\/","suffix":"18998d9a-7ff5-4e9d-a971-9694e0a4914d"},"changed":"2023-07-24T11:38:31+0200"}]}],"siteName":"Brandstatt Landslide Monitoring Site","shortName":"Brandstatt Landslide","siteType":"Stationary land-based site","protectionLevel":[{"label":"Category V \u2013 Protected Landscape\/Seascape\/Area","uri":"http:\/\/dd.eionet.europa.eu\/vocabularyconcept\/cdda\/IucnCategoryValue\/V"}],"landUse":null,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/deims.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-05\/Stumvoll_Brandstatt_2021-03-31.jpg","alt":"View from opposite valley side (scan position TLS)"}]},"environmentalCharacteristics":{"airTemperature":{"yearlyAverage":null,"monthlyAverage":null,"unit":"\u00b0C","referencePeriod":null},"precipitation":{"yearlyAverage":null,"monthlyAverage":null,"unit":"mm","referencePeriod":null},"biogeographicalRegion":"alpine","biome":"agricultural","ecosystemType":[{"label":"Agricultural","uri":null}],"eunisHabitat":null,"landforms":null,"geoBonBiome":null,"geology":"The area is located in the border area between the Gresten Klippen Zone (Jurassic limestone) and the Rogatsboden Molasse window. 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