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Volcanic Earthquakes and Tremor at Kilauea Volcano. Hawaii-Their Source Mechanisms

Research Project

Project/Area Number 06041024
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
SectionField Research
Research InstitutionUniversity of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

IDA Yoshiaki  ERI,Univ. of Tokyo Professor, 地震研究所, 教授 (30013535)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) OKUBO P.G.  Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, 研究員
MCNUTT Stephen  Univ. of Alaska, 教授
CHRISTENSEN Douglas  Univ. of Alaska, 教授
DAWSON Phil  U.S.Geological survey, 研究員
DIETEL Chris  U.S.Geological survey, 研究員
CHOUET Berna  米国地質調査所, 研究員
FUJITA Eisuke  NIED, 地震予知研究センター, 研究員
GYODA Noriya  ERI,Univ. of Tokyo, 地震研究所, 助手 (00153263)
NISHIMURA Yuichi  Faculty of Science, Hokkaido Univ., 理学部, 助手 (20208226)
SHIMIZU Hiroshi  Faculty of Science, Kyushu Univ., 理学部, 助教授 (50178985)
OIKAWA Jun  ERI,Univ. of Tokyo, 地震研究所, 助手 (40262084)
YAMAOKA Koshun  School of Science, Univ. of Nagoya, 理学部, 助教授 (70183118)
FUKAO Yoshio  ERI,Univ. of Tokyo, 地震研究所, 教授 (10022708)
BERNARD A. Chouet  U.S.Geological survey
STEPHEN R. M  Univ. of Alaska, Research P
PAUL G. Okub  Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Research G
CHRIS Dietel  U. S. Geolog. Survey, Operationa
BERNARD A. C  U. S. Geolog. Survey, Geophysici
Project Period (FY) 1994 – 1995
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1995)
Budget Amount *help
¥13,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,400,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥8,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,900,000)
Fiscal Year 1994: ¥4,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,500,000)
KeywordsHawaii Island / Kilauea volcano / Seismic observation / Array observation / Volcanic earthquake / Volcanic tremor / Long-period earthquake / プ-オ-
Research Abstract

We made an experiment during January 8,1996 to February 10 in the summit area of Kilauea volcano, Hawaii, which consisted of deployment of dense arrays of seismographs in three configurations which recorded simultaneously . All were arranged to optimally record earthquakes that occur beneath the summit caldera of Kilauea. The first array was a seismic antenna of 31 3-component instruments arranged in a semi-circle, with a spacing of about 50 m between arcs of stations. The collected signals from the antenna can be tuned to look at the passage of seismic waves across the network. The second component was an array of two circular rings, an inner ring of 8 3-component stations with a diameter of 2 km and an outer ring of 16 3-component stations with a diameter of 4 km, plus one station at the center. This configuration provided excellent azimuthal converage for events occurring near the center of the array. The third part of the array was a dense line of 48 mostly vertical instruments extending to the SSE from the center of the network. The spacing between these instruments was 35 m, chosen to assure wave coherence. This dense linear array was designed to study wave transmission as a function of distance.
The principal goal of the experiment was to record volcanic tremor and volcanic earthquakes. The tremor signal was mostly weak during the recording period, except for a 4-hour long swarm on February 1. However, during the experiment hundreds of earthquakes were counted from the HVO network, with numerous earthquakes that occurred beneath other parts of Hawaii Island. Indeed, the data loggers recorded many earthquakes including several long-period volcanic earthquakes and tremor.

Report

(2 results)
  • 1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • 1994 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All Other

All Publications (6 results)

  • [Publications] 藤田,英輔: "Eigen oscillation of a fluid sphere and source mechanism of harmonic volcanic tremor" Journal of volcanology and geothermal research. 69. 365-378 (1995)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Eisuke Fujita: "Eigen oscillation of a fluid sphere and source mechanism of harmonic volcanic tremor" Journal of volcanology and geothermal research. 69. 365-378 (1995)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 及川 純: "Source spectrum and source time function of volcanic tremor determined with a dense seismic network near the summit crater of Izu-Oshima volcano,Japan" Journal of Geophysical Research. 99. 9523-9532 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 山岡耕春: "地殻応力からみた火山活動と地震の関係-伊豆大島での観測から-" 火山. 39. 141-153 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 深尾良夫: "Single force representation of earthquake due to landslides and collapse of caverns" Geophysical Journal International. (1995)

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 藤田英輔: "Eigen oscillation of a fluid sphere and source mechanism of harmonic volcanic tremor" Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. (1995)

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1994-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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