Imaging the Galápagos mantle plume with an unconventional application of floating seismometers

Imaging the Galápagos mantle plume with an unconventional application of floating seismometers

Abstract We launched an array of nine freely floating submarine seismometers near the Galápagos islands, which remained operational for about two years. P and PKP waves from regional and teleseismic earthquakes were observed for a range of magnitudes. The signal-to-noise ratio is strongly influenced...

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Main Authors: Guust Nolet, Yann Hello, Suzan van der Lee, Sébastien Bonnieux, Mario C. Ruiz, Nelson A. Pazmino, Anne Deschamps, Marc M. Regnier, Yvonne Font, Yongshun J. Chen, Frederik J. Simons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36835-w

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36835-w

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