Articles | Volume 11, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-11-1891-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-11-1891-2020
Research article
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22 Oct 2020
Research article |  | 22 Oct 2020

Coherent diffraction imaging for enhanced fault and fracture network characterization

Benjamin Schwarz and Charlotte M. Krawczyk

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Short summary
Intricate fault and fracture networks cut through the upper crust, and their detailed delineation and characterization play an important role in the Earth sciences. While conventional geophysical sounding techniques only provide indirect means of detection, we present scale-spanning field data examples, in which coherent diffraction imaging – a framework inspired by optics and visual perception – enables the direct imaging of these crustal features at an unprecedented spatial resolution.