Geophysical Methods for Landslide Monitoring and Hydrogeophysical Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Landslides are one of the most destructive natural hazards, with significant impacts on infrastructure, ecosystems and human safety. Understanding the triggering mechanisms, internal structure and hydrological controls is essential for effective risk assessment and mitigation. In recent years, geophysical methods have emerged as powerful and non-invasive tools for studying landslide processes and characterising complex hydrogeological systems in general. Advances in techniques such as electrical resistivity, ground-penetrating radar, seismic methods, electromagnetic surveys and integrated hydrogeophysical monitoring offer new opportunities to resolve subsurface structures, monitor hydrological dynamics and detect precursor deformations.

This Special Issue aims to garner innovative research and case studies that highlight the application of geophysical approaches for landslide monitoring, early warning systems, and broader hydrogeophysical investigations. We seek contributions demonstrating methodological developments, innovative instrumentation, numerical modelling, and interdisciplinary integration with geotechnical, hydrological, and remote sensing data.

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Uhlemann
Guest Editor

Dr. Agnese Innocenti
Guest Editor Assistant

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