«We want to know whether
the seismic velocity changes reflect increasing pressure in the volcano, as volcanoes bulge out before an eruption.
At the same time,
the seismic velocity changes.
Not exact matches
The mineral has a unique layered structure that causes
seismic waves to
change velocity depending on their direction of travel — just as in the D» layer.
During a four - year period, the researchers used sensors to measure relative
changes in the
velocity of
seismic waves moving through the volcano over time.
«Where these two crustal blocks came into contact, there would have been tremendous deformation that aligned the mineral grains in the rocks and
changed the propagation
velocities of the
seismic waves,» Fischer said.