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Tilt change recorded by broadband seismometer prior to small phreatic explosion of Meakan-dake volcano, Hokkaido, Japan

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Title: Tilt change recorded by broadband seismometer prior to small phreatic explosion of Meakan-dake volcano, Hokkaido, Japan
Authors: Aoyama, Hiroshi Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Oshima, Hiromitsu Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Issue Date: Mar-2008
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
Journal Title: Geophysical Research Letters
Volume: 35
Issue: 6
Start Page: L06307
Publisher DOI: 10.1029/2007GL032988
Abstract: [1] We discovered an anomalous very long period (VLP) signal (duration: about 60 s) in the broadband seismic record of the precursory swarm of a small phreatic explosion at the Meakan-dake volcano, Hokkaido, Japan, in 2006; this signal was masked by a short-period tremor in the original velocity waveform, but a considerable DC step appeared in the displacement trace. Since such a step results from a tilt change, we interpreted the observed trace as being a combination of rotational (tilt) and translational (displacement) motions. The apparent displacement step in the VLP signal indicates subsidence of the summit crater. Owing to limited data, we attempted deflating the Mogi source and simulating the seismic record including both motions. When only rotational motion is considered, the simulated waveform explains well the general features of the observed trace. However, the combined trace has incompatible phases, suggesting that a more complicated source process should be considered.
Rights: Copyright 2008 American Geophysical Union.
Type: article
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/59834
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