Fibre optic distributed acoustic sensing of volcanic events

Philippe Jousset; Gilda Currenti; Benjamin Schwarz; Athena Chalari; Frederik Tilmann; Thomas Reinsch; Luciano Zuccarello; Eugenio Privitera; Charlotte M. Krawczyk

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-29184-w

Nature Communications (Mar 2022)

Fibre optic distributed acoustic sensing of volcanic events

Philippe Jousset,
Gilda Currenti,
Benjamin Schwarz,
Athena Chalari,
Frederik Tilmann,
Thomas Reinsch,
Luciano Zuccarello,
Eugenio Privitera,
Charlotte M. Krawczyk

Affiliations

Philippe Jousset: GFZ, German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg
Gilda Currenti: Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Osservatorio Etneo
Benjamin Schwarz: GFZ, German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg
Athena Chalari: Silixa Ltd., Silixa House, 230 Centennial Park
Frederik Tilmann: GFZ, German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg
Thomas Reinsch: GFZ, German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg
Luciano Zuccarello: Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Pisa
Eugenio Privitera: Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Osservatorio Etneo
Charlotte M. Krawczyk: GFZ, German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29184-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Fibre Optic Distributed Acoustic Sensing on Mount Etna provides new opportunities for monitoring volcanic processes and demonstrates nonlinear interaction of infrasound wave with scoria layer, mapping its thickness and illuminating hidden structures.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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