@inproceedings{22afe4fdb5b04ec39c245db9d7087c2f,
title = "Characterization of an unstable rock slope using active and passive seismic techniques",
abstract = "In the framework of a multidisciplinary project, 3D refraction tomography and passive microseismic data were acquired on an unstable rock slope in the western Swiss Alps. The final refraction tomogram revealed a conspicuous zone of extremely low velocities indicative of a highly fractured and thus unstable rock mass. Analyses of about 250 microseismic events located within the study area offered further information on the kinematic and dynamic behavior of the rock slope. The highest activity was located near the scarp of a recent rock slide. Both the tomographic image and the seismicity pattern provided critical information for future hazard analyses and the implementation of appropriate countermeasures.",
author = "Hansruedi Maurer and Tom Spillmann and Bj{\"o}rn Heincke and Heike Willenberg and Green, {Alan G.}",
note = "Funding Information: We thank Simon Loew, Keith Evans and Erik Eberhard for their collaboration in this multidisciplinary project. Furthermore, we acknowledge support from the Swiss National Science Foundation, the Research Centre on Alpine Environment (CREALP), and the local authorities of Randa. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 1996-2018 Society of Exploration Geophysicists. All rights reserved.; Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and 76tth Annual Meeting 2006, SEG 2006 ; Conference date: 01-10-2006 Through 06-10-2006",
year = "2018",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781604236972",
series = "Society of Exploration Geophysicists - SEG International Exposition and 76tth Annual Meeting 2006, SEG 2006",
publisher = "Society of Exploration Geophysicists",
pages = "1386--1390",
booktitle = "Society of Exploration Geophysicists - SEG International Exposition and 76tth Annual Meeting 2006, SEG 2006",
address = "United States",
}