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Nature Geoscience 1, 89 - 90 (2008)
doi:10.1038/ngeo110
Subject Category: Seismology
Volcano seismology: Forecast from noise
Karim G. Sabra1
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Karim G. Sabra is in the School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0405, USA.
e-mail: karim.sabra@me.gatech.edu
Abstract
Local changes in the velocity of ambient seismic noise just before volcanic eruptions could indicate increased magma pressure within volcanoes. Continuous monitoring of such changes may therefore prove to be a potent tool for forecasting eruptions.
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