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Geophysical downhole logging analysis within the shallow-depth ICDP STAR drilling project (central Italy)
Paola Montone
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, 00143 Rome, Italy
Simona Pierdominici
GFZ, German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
M. Teresa Mariucci
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, 00143 Rome, Italy
Francesco Mirabella
Dipartimento di Fisica e Geologia, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy (member of CRUST – Centro inteRUniversitario per l'analisi SismoTettonica tridimensionale con applicazioni territoriali)
Marco Urbani
Dipartimento di Fisica e Geologia, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy (member of CRUST – Centro inteRUniversitario per l'analisi SismoTettonica tridimensionale con applicazioni territoriali)
Assel Akimbekova
Dipartimento di Fisica e Geologia, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy (member of CRUST – Centro inteRUniversitario per l'analisi SismoTettonica tridimensionale con applicazioni territoriali)
Lauro Chiaraluce
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, 00143 Rome, Italy
Wade Johnson
EarthScope Consortium, Boulder, CO 80301, USA
Massimiliano Rinaldo Barchi
Dipartimento di Fisica e Geologia, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy (member of CRUST – Centro inteRUniversitario per l'analisi SismoTettonica tridimensionale con applicazioni territoriali)
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Short summary
The STAR project set out to drill six shallow holes and use geophysical logging to find the best depth for placing seismometers and strainmeters to image the upper crust, in particular the Alto Tiberina fault, Italy. These measurements give us a better idea of what the rocks are like, helping us connect what we know from the literature with what we find underground, giving solid information on rock properties, which helps us understand the first few hundred meters of the Earth's crust.
The STAR project set out to drill six shallow holes and use geophysical logging to find the best...
