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Grêt et al. 2005
Grêt, A., Snieder, R., Aster, R.C. and Kyle, P.R. (2005). Monitoring rapid temporal change in a volcano with coda wave interferometry. Geophysical Research Letters 32: doi: 10.1029/2004GL021143. issn: 0094-8276.

Multiply--scattered waves typically dominate the late part of the seismic coda in local earthquake seismograms. Small medium changes that have no detectable influence on the first arrivals are amplified by multiple scattering and may thus be readily observed in the coda. We exploit this idea using Coda Wave Interferometry to monitor temporal changes at Mount Erebus Volcano, Antarctica. Erebus is one of the few volcanoes on Earth with a long--lived convecting lava lake. Large exsolved gas bubbles generate impulsive Strombolian explosions that provide a repeating seismic source of seismic energy propagating through the strongly scattering geology of the volcano. We examined these signals during a particularly active eruptive two--month period between December, 1999 and February, 2000. Early seismograms are highly reproducible throughout this period. During the first month this is also the case for the coda. Approximately midway through this period, however, the seismic coda decorrelates rapidly over a period of several days. This indicates a rapid change in the scattering properties of the volcano, likely reflecting subtle changes in the near--summit magma/conduit system that would not be discernible using direct-- or single--scattered seismic wave methods.

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Keywords
Exploration Geophysics, Seismic methods (3025, 7294), Physical Properties of Rocks, Acoustic properties
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Geophysical Research Letters
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