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Volcanic Infrasound – Seismology in the atmosphere

Jeff Johnson (University of New Hampshire / New Mexico Tech)

EHaz Course Spring 2007
March 29
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Background and Terminology (1)
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Background and Terminology (2)
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Deploying a CMG-40T seismometer, a semi-broad-band instrument, with response down to about 30 s.
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Background and Terminology (3)
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Data Recording
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Vertical-component, 1-hour, semi-broad-band seismogram from Santiaguito Volcano.
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Vertical-component, 1-hour, semi-broad-band acoustogram from Santiaguito Volcano.
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One-hour seismogram detail showing pyroclastic eruptive events and rock fall  from Santiaguito Volcano.
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One-hour acoustogram detail showing pyroclastic eruptive events, degassing events,and rock fall  from Santiaguito Volcano.
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200-s seismogram detail showing pyroclastic eruptive event  from Santiaguito Volcano.  Waveform was recorded ~700 m from vent.
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Volcano Infrasound Characteristics (1) - Spectrum
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Bandwidth and Filtering (1)
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80 s seismic explosion event filtered in various bandwidths
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80 s acoustogram filtered in various bandwidths
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Bandwidth and Filtering (2)
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Spectrogram for one hour vertical seismic trace Santiaguito time series.
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200-s seismic spectrogram of pyroclastic explosion event from Santiaguito
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Waveform Interpretation (1)
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Waveform Interpretation (2)
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Waveform (Infrasound) Interpretation (3)
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Background and Terminology (4)
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Waveform (Infrasound) Interpretation (4)
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Waveform (Infrasound) Interpretation (5)
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Other infrasound applications (1) – Vent localization
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Other applications (2) – Eruption Monitoring
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Other applications (3) – Eruption Dynamics and Conduit Geometry
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Other applications (4) – Seismology of the atmosphere
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Acknowledgments: