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A microtremor survey to define the subsoil structure in a mud volcanoes area: the case study of Salinelle (Mt. Etna, Italy)

Authors: Francesco Panzera, Simona Sicali, Giuseppe Lombardo, Sebastiano Imposa, Stefano Gresta, Sebastiano D’Amico

Published in: Environmental Earth Sciences | Issue 15/2016

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A microtremor survey aiming to obtain information on subsoil structure was performed in the lower southwestern Etnean flank (Sicily, Italy). The area is characterized by emissions of muddy and salty water which create specific pseudo-volcanic edifices. Recording sites were both randomly selected in the area and along two profiles. Horizontal-to-vertical noise spectral ratio, polarization and surface wave prospecting techniques were used. The spectral ratios results set into evidence different frequency ranges that appear interesting to infer information on the subsoil structure. The depth of the hydrocarbon reservoir was inferred through 1D modeling, by using the information coming from the literature and experimental surveys. Moreover, a strongly directional effect suggests the existence of a NNW-SSE-oriented mud feeding dike.

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Title: A microtremor survey to define the subsoil structure in a mud volcanoes area: the case study of Salinelle (Mt. Etna, Italy)
Authors: Francesco Panzera
Simona Sicali
Giuseppe Lombardo
Sebastiano Imposa
Stefano Gresta
Sebastiano D’Amico
Publication date: 01-08-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Environmental Earth Sciences / Issue 15/2016
Print ISSN: 1866-6280
Electronic ISSN: 1866-6299
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-016-5974-x

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