Seismic experiments on Showa-Shinzan lava dome using firework shots |
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Authors: | Hiroki Miyamachi Hidefumi Watanabe Takeo Moriya Hiromu Okada |
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Institution: | (1) Usu Volcano Observatory, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Soubetsu, 052-01 Hokkaido, Japan;(2) Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, 060 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan;(3) Ohshima Volcano Observatory, Tokyo University, Ohshima-cho, 100-01 Tokyo, Japan |
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Abstract: | Seismic experiments were conducted on Showa-Shinzan, a parasitic lava dome of volcano Usu, Hokkaido, which was formed during 1943–1945 activity. Since we found that firework shots fired on the ground can effectively produce seismic waves, we placed many seismometers on and around the dome during the summer festivals in 1984 and 1985. The internal structure had been previously studied using a prospecting technique employing dynamite blasts in 1954. The measured interval velocity across the dome in 1984 ranges 1.8–2.2 km/s drastically low compared to the results (3.0–4.0 km/s) in 1954; in addition, the velocity is 0.3–0.5 km/s higher than that in the surrounding area. The variation of the observed first arrival amplitudes can be explained by geometrical spreading in the high velocity lava dome. These observations show a marked change in the internal physical state of the dome corresponding to a drop in the measured highest temperature at fumaroles on the dome from 800°C in 1947 to 310°C in 1986. |
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Keywords: | Seismic exploration lava dome seismic velocities volcanic structure Mt Usu (Japan) |
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