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Scale‐oriented landslide monitoring and early warning system for uranium legacy complexes in Mailuu Suu, Kyrgyzstan
Author(s) -
Keuschnig Markus,
Schober Andreas,
Delleske Robert,
Brandner Katharina,
HöferÖllinger Giorgio
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
geomechanics and tunnelling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1865-7389
pISSN - 1865-7362
DOI - 10.1002/geot.202000048
Subject(s) - landslide , uranium , warning system , transferability , uranium mining , scale (ratio) , early warning system , mining engineering , geology , environmental science , geography , cartography , engineering , geomorphology , materials science , logit , aerospace engineering , metallurgy , statistics , mathematics
Radioactive waste and the legacies of uranium mining combined with massive landslides pose tremendous risks to vast areas of Kyrgyzstan and their inhabitants. These risks comprise the potential destruction of radioactive legacies and thus, the mobilisation of radioactive material through streams and rivers into intensively cultivated agricultural areas. To tackle these challenges, a scale‐oriented landslide monitoring and early warning system (LMEWS) was developed to increase the safety of Kyrgyz uranium legacy complexes in the Mailuu Suu region, southern Kyrgyzstan. The LMEWS utilizes cutting‐edge technologies like satellite‐ and ground‐based InSAR as well as Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to ensure flexibility, transferability, and maximum protection against vandalism.