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28 Apr 2021
Research article |
| 28 Apr 2021
| 28 Apr 2021
On the comparison of strain measurements from fibre optics with a dense seismometer array at Etna volcano (Italy)
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia-Osservatorio Etneo,
Piazza Roma 2, 95125 Catania, Italy
Philippe Jousset
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Rosalba Napoli
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia-Osservatorio Etneo,
Piazza Roma 2, 95125 Catania, Italy
Charlotte Krawczyk
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Institute for Applied Geosciences, Technical University Berlin, Ernst-Reuter-Platz 1, 10587 Berlin, Germany
Michael Weber
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
University Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24–25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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Short summary
We investigate the capability of distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) to record dynamic strain changes related to Etna volcano activity in 2019. To validate the DAS measurements, we compute strain estimates from seismic signals recorded by a dense broadband array. A general good agreement is found between array-derived strain and DAS measurements along the fibre optic cable. Localised short wavelength discrepancies highlight small-scale structural heterogeneities in the investigated area.
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