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With the wet season approaching, we can expect more costly and disruptive landslides like these. But a new study by Earth and Planetary Sciences Professor Noah Finnegan, along with researchers at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, presents a framework for predicting how much motion to expect based on a change in rainfall. This model can serve as another tool to assist operational decisions on a more informed basis: https://lnkd.in/gVC3icdS

Learn more about GeoPlanet – Earth and Planetary Research Centre! The centre consists of five institutions belonging to the Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences Centrum Astronomiczne im. Mikołaja Kopernika PAN (NCAC PAS) Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences Centrum Badań Kosmicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk #geoplanet #geosciences #consortium #polishacademyofsciences

A GUIDE TO DAS Written by one of the most influential seismologists of our time, Brian Kennett, this freely available book on fibre-optic seismology fills a major gap in the geophysical literature. In addition to the physics behind fibre-optic deformation sensing, it covers a wide range of topics that are (or will soon become) essential for any modern seismologist: - modelling distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) data, - DAS in the nearfield, - regional- to global-scale DAS data, - ambient noise correlations, - DAS array response, - direct exploitation of DAS data, and many others. The book can be downloaded here for free: https://lnkd.in/djvs4dSC #seismology #fiberoptics #geophysics #research #education #earthquakes

Caltech researchers have introduced a novel method to explore the Earth's deep structure at the Mohorovičić discontinuity (Moho), using distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) technology. This approach transforms fiber optic cables into seismometers, enabling high-resolution imaging of the Moho, a crucial boundary between the crust and mantle. The study, led by Zhongwen Zhan, Ph.D., and James Atterholt, Ph.D., reveals significant insights, such as the depth of the Garlock Fault and the deformed Moho beneath the Coso Volcanic Field. This advancement offers a cost-effective, detailed examination of tectonic activity, enhancing our understanding of geological processes.

📄 Open access paper : “Catalogue of Source Mechanisms and Overview of Present-Day Stress Fields in the Western Region of the Africa–Eurasia Plate Boundary” by Farida Ousadou, abdelhakim Ayadi from the Center of Research in Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Geophysics (#CRAAG) and Mourad Bezzeghoud from the University of Évora. 🌍📖💡 The study delves into the complex deformation along the plate boundary between Africa and Eurasia, providing an updated scheme of the tectonic stress direction from the Azores Archipelago to the Tunisian Atlas. It further proposes a new sketch of the present stress field along the western part of the Eurasia–Africa plate boundary. This comprehensive research serves as a valuable resource for those interested in geodynamics, stress fields, and seismicity. 🔍 Key Insights: 1. The faulting mechanism changes from normal faulting at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge to thrust and strike-slip faulting in the Ibero-Maghreb region. 2. The study area shows the occurrence of NW‒SE convergence between the two plates, with anticlockwise rotation. 3. The inversion considers only the earthquake mechanisms of events 4.0≤M≤8.4, excluding the aftershocks of strong events. 4. The obtained stress field shows an extensional regime in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Terceira Ridge and Azores Islands and a strike-slip regime along the Gloria Fault, Gorringe Bank, and Gulf of Cadiz, to southern Spain. The stress regime becomes compressional in western Algeria, with strike-slip in eastern and southern Tunisia and an exception in northern Tunisia, where the stress exhibits a reverse rupture process. 🔗 Paper Link: https://lnkd.in/ddmk_bTE #StressFields #Africa #Eurasia #PlateBoundary #FaultPlaneSolutions #Seismicity #Geodynamics #FaultingMechanism #MidAtlanticRidge #Ibero #MaghrebRegion #Faulting #ThrustFaulting #ExtensionalRegime #CompressionalRegime #Geomechanics #Earthquake #Geotechnical #Engineering #Algeria #Craag #Portugal #Spain

By combining techniques—analyzing sound #waves and gravity data together—we now get a clearer, more accurate picture of the #Earth's crust. Reviews of Geophysics and Planetary Physics https://lnkd.in/gWjRKhkC

📣 The second ILGE Transnational Access (TNA) and National Open Access (NOA) call is now open! The ILGE TNA/NOA program offers students, researchers and professors the opportunity to receive scientific, financial and logistical support to carry out their research activities in top Italian laboratories. The ILGE (Integrated Laboratories for Geosciences and Environment) network is part of #MEET project(Monitoring Earth's Evolution and Tectonics), supported by #PNRR program. 🌎 The infrastructure network involves four important Italian institutions: the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Università Roma3, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche and #OGS, integrating different disciplines Earth sciences, including analog modeling, experimental volcanology, geophysics, tectonics, paleomagnetism, geochemistry, microscopy, sedimentology and investigations into site effects. 🔬 The TNA/NOA call is aimed at promoting barrier-free science and scientific innovation by facilitating access to the main national structures for researchers at all stages of their career. The ILGE TNA/NOA program allows physical and remote access to Italian laboratory facilities to national, European and non-European entities, providing the logistical, technological and scientific support and specific training necessary to use the services provided by the facility. Access to the laboratories is free and the ILGE TNA/NOA program covers the costs of physical access activities (i.e., travel, accommodation and subsistence) or remote access (i.e., shipping of samples). Applications can be submitted on this portal at this link ➡️ https://ilge.ct.ingv.it/ 📌 You can consult the ILGE TNA/NOA guidelines and FAQs for detailed information on the application procedures and eligibility criteria. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://lnkd.in/dHdmhCKJ 🔹 Application submission period: from 1 December 2024 to 31 January 2025 🔹 Period of access to the ILGE network laboratories: from 1 April 2025 to 31 August 2025.

👀 Read the new volume of the #BGO, Bulletin of Geophysics and Oceanography. It is the #OGS international open access journal of Earth Sciences

Cracking #Earth's code! Effective elastic thickness (Te) of the #lithosphere is the key to understanding our #planet's strength and #dynamics. Reviews of Geophysics and Planetary Physics https://lnkd.in/gtpFkAQ6

📣 The new volume of #BGO is out! 🌏 The new volume of #BGO (Bulletin of Geophysics and Oceanography) collects a selection of papers presented during the 41st annual national conference of the Gruppo Nazionale di Geofisica della Terra Solida (GNGTS), that was established in 1978 as an offshoot of the Italian National Research Council (CNR) to promote, develop, and coordinate research in the field of solid Earth geophysics. 🌐 The #GNGTS annual conference, a recurring event for more than 40 years now, is the spontaneous meeting point for all researchers who work, even in different roles, in #geophysics, #seismology, #geology, and #volcanology, as well as all the scientific branches that collaborate to improve our knowledge of the #solidEarth. Link -> https://lnkd.in/dp7CAkkb ----- The journal was published under the name Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica e Applicata (Bulletin of Theoretical and Applied Geophysics); its first issue dates back to March 1959, and in 2021 it acquired its current name. The Bulletin of Geophysics and Oceanography is a quarterly publication and is devoted to publishing original articles dealing with surface geophysics, deep geophysics, well geophysics, exploration geophysics, geodynamics and seismotectonics, seismology, engineering-related seismology, geophysical modelling, geodesy, remote sensing, seismic and geodetic theses, oceanography, and their application in the fields of energy, natural resources, environment and climate, policy and regulation, risk and security, technological development.