Fiber-optic seismology

NJ Lindsey, ER Martin - Annual Review of Earth and Planetary …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) is an emerging technology that repurposes a fiber-optic
cable as a dense array of strain sensors. This technology repeatedly pings a fiber with laser …

Distributed acoustic sensing turns fiber‐optic cables into sensitive seismic antennas

Z Zhan - Seismological Research Letters, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) is a new, relatively inexpensive technology that is rapidly
demonstrating its promise for recording earthquake waves and other seismic signals in a …

Distributed sensing of microseisms and teleseisms with submarine dark fibers

EF Williams, MR Fernández-Ruiz, R Magalhaes… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Sparse seismic instrumentation in the oceans limits our understanding of deep Earth
dynamics and submarine earthquakes. Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS), an emerging …

On the broadband instrument response of fiber‐optic DAS arrays

NJ Lindsey, H Rademacher… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) is a novel tool in array seismology that
measures the phase of backscattered laser pulses traveling in a fiber‐optic cable, and …

Distributed sensing of earthquakes and ocean-solid Earth interactions on seafloor telecom cables

A Sladen, D Rivet, JP Ampuero, L De Barros… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Two thirds of the surface of our planet are covered by water and are still poorly instrumented,
which has prevented the earth science community from addressing numerous key scientific …

[HTML][HTML] Distributed acoustic sensing for seismic activity monitoring

MR Fernández-Ruiz, MA Soto, EF Williams… - Apl Photonics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Continuous, real-time monitoring of surface seismic activity around the globe is of great
interest for acquiring new insight into global tomography analyses and for recognition of …

Big data seismology

SJ Arrowsmith, DT Trugman, J MacCarthy… - Reviews of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The discipline of seismology is based on observations of ground motion that are inherently
undersampled in space and time. Our basic understanding of earthquake processes and our …

Urban near‐surface seismic monitoring using distributed acoustic sensing

G Fang, YE Li, Y Zhao, ER Martin - Geophysical Research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Urban subsurface monitoring requires high temporal‐spatial resolution, low maintenance
cost, and minimal intrusion to nearby life. Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS), in contrast to …

Distributed acoustic sensing for monitoring linear infrastructures: Current status and trends

HH Zhu, W Liu, T Wang, JW Su, B Shi - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Linear infrastructures, such as railways, tunnels, and pipelines, play essential roles in
economic and social development worldwide. However, under the influence of geohazards …

Urban seismic site characterization by fiber‐optic seismology

ZJ Spica, M Perton, ER Martin… - … Research: Solid Earth, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate ground motion prediction requires detailed site effect assessment, but in urban
areas where such assessments are most important, geotechnical surveys are difficult to …