Capturing the changing cryosphere with seismic horizontal-vertical spectral ratios

FastTIMES
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Abstract

Changes in Earth’s cryosphere can have direct impacts on ecosystems, wildlife, and human communities that may extend to other reaches of the planet, such as through sea-level rise or altering the global carbon budget. Advances in passive seismic technology and processing methods have opened new opportunities to better understand how ice and permafrost soils are responding to changing conditions. Here, we present examples from two cryosphere applications of a simple seismic technique using horizontal-vertical spectral ratios (H/V) to explore the influences, considerations, and outcomes when applied to 1) glacial ice-thickness estimates and 2) permafrost and active-layer monitoring. 

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Capturing the changing cryosphere with seismic horizontal-vertical spectral ratios
Series title FastTIMES
Year Published 2021
Language English
Publisher Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society
Contributing office(s) Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center
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