Turtle Mountain Project Studies

To complement the monitoring system, various studies have been done to better understand the mountain's structure, subsurface characteristics, and recent and historical deformations of South Peak.

These studies range from detailed ground mapping to satellite and airplane-based remote-sensing studies.

Remote-sensing studies give a broad picture of the structure and movements of the mountain as a whole, when compared to the network of point-source readings collected by the sensors.

Alberta Geological Survey's understanding of Turtle Mountain has been greatly enhanced by using:

• airborne techniques (photogrammetry and LiDAR),
• ground-based techniques (laser ranging and ground-based InSAR), and
• satellite-based (InSAR) technologies.

In addition, new high-resolution ground models have let us develop advanced modelling techniques to understand the mountain's structure and estimate the volume of unstable rock and the areas a future rock avalanche may affect.

More information on all of the recent studies can be found at the links below:

• LiDAR Structural Mapping
• InSAR Deformation Mapping
• Photogrammetry Studies

• Ground-Based InSAR
• Laser Ranging

• Runout Modelling