Ambient-noise tomography of the Greater Geneva Basin in a geothermal exploration context

被引:36
作者
Planes, Thomas [1 ]
Obermann, Anne [2 ]
Antunes, Veronica [1 ]
Lupi, Matteo [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Geneva, Dept Earth Sci, Geneva, Switzerland
[2] Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Swiss Seismol Serv, Zurich, Switzerland
基金
瑞士国家科学基金会;
关键词
Seismic interferometry; Seismic noise; Seismic tomography; SURFACE-WAVE TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC INTERFEROMETRY; MOLASSE BASIN; VELOCITY; AREA; INVERSION; CRUSTAL; MODEL; VOLCANO; FAULT;
D O I
10.1093/gji/ggz457
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
The Greater Geneva Basin is one of the key targets for geothermal exploration in Switzerland. Until recently, information about the subsurface structure of this region was mostly composed of well-logs, seismic reflection lines, and gravity measurements. As part of the current effort to further reduce subsurface uncertainty, and to test passive seismic methods for exploration purposes, we performed an ambient-noise tomography of the Greater Geneva Basin. We used similar to 1.5 yr of continuous data collected on a temporary seismic network composed of 28 broad-band stations deployed within and around the basin. From the vertical component of the continuous noise recordings, we computed cross-correlation functions and retrieved Rayleigh-wave group-velocity dispersion curves. We then inverted the dispersion curves to obtain 2-D group-velocity maps and proceeded to a subsequent inversion step to retrieve a large-scale 3-D shear-wave velocity model of the basin. We discuss the retrieved features of the basin in the light of local geology, previously acquired geophysical data sets, and ongoing geothermal exploration. The Greater Geneva Basin is an ideal natural laboratory to test innovative geothermal exploration methods because of the substantial geophysical data sets available for comparison. While we point out the limits of ambient-noise exploration with sparse networks and current methodology, we also discuss possible ways to develop ambient-noise tomography as an affordable and efficient subsurface exploration method.
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页码:370 / 383
页数:14
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