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Taiwan landslide's hidden motion comes into focus as fiber optics track deep slip

Placed within a borehole drilled deep through the layers of a landslide, a fiber optic cable captured tiny, periodic stick-slip events that offer a unique glimpse at the complex movements within the landslide's shear zone.

Taiwan landslide's hidden motion comes into focus as fiber optics track deep slip
Image: Phys.org
Placed within a borehole drilled deep through the layers of a landslide, a fiber optic cable captured tiny, periodic stick-slip events that offer a unique glimpse at the complex movements within the landslide's shear zone.

Originally published at Phys.org

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