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Long-duration seismicity and their relation to Copahue volcano unrest
Melchor, Ivan; Almendros, Javier; Hantusch, Marcia et al.
2022In Earth, Planets, and Space, 74 (1)
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Keywords :
Copahue volcano; Data reduction methods; Non-eruptive tremor; Tremor characterization; Geology; Space and Planetary Science
Abstract :
[en] Understanding seismic tremor wavefields can shed light on the complex functioning of a volcanic system and, thus, improve volcano monitoring systems. Usually, several seismic stations are required to detect, characterize, and locate volcanic tremors, which can be difficult in remote areas or low-income countries. In these cases, alternative techniques have to be used. Here, we apply a data-reduction approach based on the analysis of three-component seismic data from two co-located stations operating in different times to detect and analyze long-duration tremors. We characterize the spectral content and the polarization of 355 long-duration tremors recorded by a seismic sensor located 9.5 km SE from the active vent of Copahue volcano in the period 2012–2016 and 2018–2019. We classified them as narrow- (NB) and broad-band (BB) tremors according to their spectral content. Several parameters describe the characteristic peaks composing each NB episode: polarization degree, rectilinearity, horizontal azimuth, vertical incidence. Moreover, we propose two coefficients CP and CL for describing to what extent the wavefield is polarized. For BB episodes, we extend these attributes and express them as a function of frequency. We compare the occurrence of NB and BB episodes with the volcanic activity (including the level of the crater lake, deformation, temperature, and explosive activity) to get insights into their mechanisms. This comparison suggests that the wavefield of NB tremors becomes more linearly polarized during eruptive episodes, but does not provide any specific relationship between the tremor frequency and volcanic activity. On the other hand, BB tremors show a seasonal behavior that would be related to the activity of the shallow hydrothermal system. Graphical Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Melchor, Ivan ;  Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro–CONICET, General Roca, Argentina
Almendros, Javier;  Instituto Andaluz de Geofísica, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
Hantusch, Marcia;  Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro–CONICET, General Roca, Argentina
Samsonov, Sergey;  Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observations, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada
De Rauw, Dominique  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Unités de recherche interfacultaires > Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research (STAR) ; Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro–CONICET, General Roca, Argentina ; European Centre of Geodynamics and Seismology, Walferdange, Luxembourg
Martínez, Enzo;  Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro–CONICET, General Roca, Argentina
Caselli, Alberto;  Instituto de Investigación en Paleobiología y Geología, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro–CONICET, General Roca, Argentina
Language :
English
Title :
Long-duration seismicity and their relation to Copahue volcano unrest
Publication date :
December 2022
Journal title :
Earth, Planets, and Space
ISSN :
1343-8832
eISSN :
1880-5981
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Volume :
74
Issue :
1
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funding text :
We express our gratitude to the Instituto Nacional de Prevenci?n S?smica (INPRES) of Argentina and the Autoridad Interjurisdiccional de Cuencas (AIC) of Argentina for sharing their data. We also thank the Canadian Space Agency for providing RADARSAT-2 data. We are grateful to Alicia Hotovec-Ellis, Arthur Jolly, and two anonymous reviewers for providing useful comments. In addition, special mention to Maurizio Rippepe, the Caviahue Municipality, Higinio del Monte, and Silvio Morales that collaborated in field works and helped with logistical support.This research was partially supported by projects BRAVOSEIS (CTM2016.77315) of the Spanish Ministry of Science and PI40-A-548 of the National University of Rio Negro.
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