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Cayey, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Station Active

By Landslide Hazards Program February 10, 2023

The Cayey monitoring station is located in a heavily vegetated area in the mountains above the USGS Cayey geomagnetism observatory. The station is underlain by Cretaceous volcaniclastic rock. 

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Cayey, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Site. The Cayey monitoring station is located in a heavily vegetated area in the mountains above the USGS Cayey geomagnetism observatory. The station is underlain by Cretaceous volcaniclastic rock. 
person pushing a metal pole into the ground in a highly vegetated area
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Emily Bedinger augers a hole to permit soil sampling at Cayey, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Site.
several people holding up metal pole in densely vegetated area
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Mason Einbund and Stephen Hughes install and level a rain gauge at the Cayey, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Site. The Cayey monitoring station is located in a heavily vegetated area in the mountains above the USGS Cayey geomagnetism observatory. The station is underlain by Cretaceous volcaniclastic rock. 

 

Rainfall | Soil Water Content, Soil Suction, and Ground Water Pressure | Battery Voltage

Rainfall

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Cayey, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Station - Rainfall

Soil-Water Content, Soil Suction, and Ground Water Pressure

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Cayey, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Station - Soil-Water Content, Soil Suction, and Ground Water Pressure

Battery Voltage

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Cayey, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Station - Battery Voltage

The Cayey monitoring station is located in a heavily vegetated area in the mountains above the USGS Cayey geomagnetism observatory. The station is underlain by Cretaceous volcaniclastic rock. 

map with boundary outlined and red circle
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details
Cayey, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Site. The Cayey monitoring station is located in a heavily vegetated area in the mountains above the USGS Cayey geomagnetism observatory. The station is underlain by Cretaceous volcaniclastic rock. 
person pushing a metal pole into the ground in a highly vegetated area
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details
Emily Bedinger augers a hole to permit soil sampling at Cayey, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Site.
several people holding up metal pole in densely vegetated area
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details
Mason Einbund and Stephen Hughes install and level a rain gauge at the Cayey, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Site. The Cayey monitoring station is located in a heavily vegetated area in the mountains above the USGS Cayey geomagnetism observatory. The station is underlain by Cretaceous volcaniclastic rock. 

 

Rainfall | Soil Water Content, Soil Suction, and Ground Water Pressure | Battery Voltage

Rainfall

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Cayey, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Station - Rainfall

Soil-Water Content, Soil Suction, and Ground Water Pressure

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Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details
Cayey, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Station - Soil-Water Content, Soil Suction, and Ground Water Pressure

Battery Voltage

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Cayey, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Station - Battery Voltage