Benson, PM;
Vinciguerra, S;
Nasseri, MHB;
Young, RP;
(2014)
Laboratory simulations of fluid/gas induced micro-earthquakes: application to volcano seismology.
Frontiers in Earth Science
, 2
, Article 32. 10.3389/feart.2014.00032.
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Abstract
Understanding different seismic signals recorded in active volcanic regions allows geoscientists to derive insight into the processes that generate them. A key type is known as Low Frequency or Long Period (LP) event, generally understood to be generated by different fluid types resonating in cracks and faults. The physical mechanisms of these signals have been linked to either resonance/turbulence within fluids, or as a result of fluids “sloshing” due to a mixture of gas and fluid being present in the system. Less well understood, however, is the effect of the fluid type (phase) on the measured signal. To explore this, we designed an experiment in which we generated a precisely controlled liquid to gas transition in a closed system by inducing rapid decompression of fluid-filled fault zones in a sample of basalt from Mt. Etna Volcano, Italy. We find that fluid phase transition is accompanied by a marked frequency shift in the accompanying microseismic dataset that can be compared to volcano seismic data. Moreover, our induced seismic activity occurs at pressure conditions equivalent to hydrostatic depths of 200–750 m. This is consistent with recently measured dominant frequencies of LP events and with numerous models.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Laboratory simulations of fluid/gas induced micro-earthquakes: application to volcano seismology |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3389/feart.2014.00032 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2014.00032 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2014 Benson, Vinciguerra, Nasseri and Young. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
| Keywords: | volcano seismicity, low frequency events, rock physics, seismology, physical volcanology |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Earth Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10098158 |
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