Studying Landslides (IMAGE)

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Studying Landslides

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A monitoring site for radon emissions and hillslope deformation inside a tunnel in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region. This world-class geohazard observation platform was excavated directly inside a landslide to enable in-situ scientific investigation by researchers at the China University of Geosciences.

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Photo provided courtesy of Jia-Qing Zhou

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