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Communication
Icequakes and Large Shear Wave Velocity Drop in the Kuoqionggangri Glacier of Tibetan Plateau Observed with Fiber Optic Seismometer Array
by Yanan Li, Wenzhu Huang, Guohui Li, Wei Yang, Xiaolong Zhang, Jiule Li, Wentao Zhang and Baiqing Xu
Remote Sens. 2023, 15(5), 1282; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15051282 - 25 Feb 2023
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We developed a kind of fiber optic seismometer array for a high mountain glacier and first tested it on the Kuoqionggangri Glacier in the Tibetan Plateau. The array clearly recorded substantial passive seismic source signals of various icequakes, including shallow, deep and hybrid [...] Read more.
We developed a kind of fiber optic seismometer array for a high mountain glacier and first tested it on the Kuoqionggangri Glacier in the Tibetan Plateau. The array clearly recorded substantial passive seismic source signals of various icequakes, including shallow, deep and hybrid events. These fracturing activities indicate that crevasses and/or fractures developed in the glacier. We further obtained the glacial thickness of about 40 m by analyzing the active seismic source after hitting the glacier surface with a hammer based on the seismic scattering method. Most importantly, we observed a low shear wave velocity layer with a large velocity drop of ~28% and thickness of about ~7 m in the lower glacier. It is inferred that the low-velocity layer may represent a temperate ice layer. Our experiment provides a kind of feasible seismic observation to study icequakes and the englacial structure of Tibetan glaciers, offering new insights for evaluating glacier change in the Tibetan Plateau. Full article
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