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The Weisweiler passive seismological network: optimised for state-of-the-art location and imaging methods
Claudia Finger
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Fraunhofer IEG, Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geothermal Systems, Bochum, Germany
Marco P. Roth
Institute for Geology, Mineralogy & Geophysics, Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Bochum, Germany
Marco Dietl
Fraunhofer IEG, Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geothermal Systems, Bochum, Germany
Institute for Geology, Mineralogy & Geophysics, Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Bochum, Germany
Aileen Gotowik
Fraunhofer IEG, Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geothermal Systems, Bochum, Germany
Institute for Geology, Mineralogy & Geophysics, Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Bochum, Germany
Nina Engels
Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH), Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Rebecca M. Harrington
Institute for Geology, Mineralogy & Geophysics, Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Bochum, Germany
Brigitte Knapmeyer-Endrun
Bensberg Observatory, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Cologne, Germany
Klaus Reicherter
Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH), Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Thomas Oswald
RWE Power Aktiengesellschaft, Germany
Thomas Reinsch
Fraunhofer IEG, Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geothermal Systems, Bochum, Germany
Erik H. Saenger
Department of Civil Engineering, Bochum University of Applied Sciences, Bochum, Germany
Fraunhofer IEG, Fraunhofer Research Institution for Energy Infrastructures and Geothermal Systems, Bochum, Germany
Institute for Geology, Mineralogy & Geophysics, Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Bochum, Germany
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Passive seismic analyses are a key technology for geothermal projects. The Lower Rhine Embayment, at the western border of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, is a geologically complex region with high potential for geothermal exploitation. Here, we report on a passive seismic dataset recorded with 48 seismic stations and a total extent of 20 km. We demonstrate that the network design allows for the application of state-of-the-art seismological methods.
Passive seismic analyses are a key technology for geothermal projects. The Lower Rhine...
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