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Maunabo, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Station Active

By Landslide Hazards Program February 14, 2023

Maunabo, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Station. The Maunabo monitoring site is in the southeast portion of the island. Also densely vegetated, this station is situated in an area of steep slopes underlain by Cretaceous granodiorite-quartz diorite. 

map with boundary outlined and red circle
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Maunabo, Puerto Rico landslide monitoring site. The Maunabo monitoring site is in the southeast portion of the island. Also densely vegetated, this station is situated in an area of steep slopes underlain by Cretaceous granodiorite-quartz diorite. 
5 people posing for a photo with a landslide monitoring instrument
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Bill Schulz, Stephen Hughes, Mason Einbund, Kelli Baxstrom, and Tania Figueroa pose next to the completed Maunabo monitoring station at Maunabo, Puerto Rico landslide monitoring site.
person on a laptop in front of instrument in densely vegetated area
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Bill Schulz checks to make sure installed sensors at the Maunabo monitoring station are successfully collecting values, Maunoba, Puerto Rico landslide monitoring site.
looking down into a landslide monitoring pit
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
View of some of the installed soil moisture sensors (white), soil suction sensors (black), and piezometer (silver) in pit at the Maunoba, Puerto Rico landslide monitoring site.

 

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

Rainfall

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Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Maunabo, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Site - rainfall.

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

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Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Maunabo, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Site - soil-water content, soil suction, and groundwater pressure.

Battery Voltage

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Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Maunabo, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Site - battery voltage.
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    Maunabo, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Station. The Maunabo monitoring site is in the southeast portion of the island. Also densely vegetated, this station is situated in an area of steep slopes underlain by Cretaceous granodiorite-quartz diorite. 

    map with boundary outlined and red circle
    Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
    Maunabo, Puerto Rico landslide monitoring site. The Maunabo monitoring site is in the southeast portion of the island. Also densely vegetated, this station is situated in an area of steep slopes underlain by Cretaceous granodiorite-quartz diorite. 
    5 people posing for a photo with a landslide monitoring instrument
    Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
    Bill Schulz, Stephen Hughes, Mason Einbund, Kelli Baxstrom, and Tania Figueroa pose next to the completed Maunabo monitoring station at Maunabo, Puerto Rico landslide monitoring site.
    person on a laptop in front of instrument in densely vegetated area
    Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
    Bill Schulz checks to make sure installed sensors at the Maunabo monitoring station are successfully collecting values, Maunoba, Puerto Rico landslide monitoring site.
    looking down into a landslide monitoring pit
    Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
    View of some of the installed soil moisture sensors (white), soil suction sensors (black), and piezometer (silver) in pit at the Maunoba, Puerto Rico landslide monitoring site.

     

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

    Rainfall

    Remote image Url
    plot
    Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
    Maunabo, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Site - rainfall.

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

    Remote image Url
    plot
    Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
    Maunabo, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Site - soil-water content, soil suction, and groundwater pressure.

    Battery Voltage

    Remote image Url
    plot
    Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
    Maunabo, Puerto Rico Landslide Monitoring Site - battery voltage.