Coordination

Helmholtz Centre Potsdam
GFZ German Research Centre 
for Geosciences

Dr. Simone Cesca
(Coordinator)
Helmholtzstraße 6/7
14467 Potsdam

Fon: +49 331 288-28794

simone.cesca(at)gfz-potsdam.de
www.gfz-potsdam.de

Publications

 

Reviewed publications

Cesca S., T. Dahm, C. Juretzek and D. Kuehn, 2011. Rupture process of the Mw 4.3 Ekofisk induced earthquake, Geophys. J. Int., doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05151.x

Grigoli F., S. Cesca S., L. Krieger, and T. Dahm, 2011. A complex linear least-squares method to derive relative and absolute orientations of seismic sensors, Geophys. J. Int., 188-3, 1243-1254, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05316.x

Dahm, T., D. Becker, M. Bischoff, S. Cesca, B. Dost, R. Fritschen, S. Hainzl, C. D. Klose, D. Kühn, S. Lasocki, T. Meier, M. Ohrnberger, E. Rivalta, U. Wegler, and S. Husen, 2012. How to discriminate human-related and natural seismicity, J. Seismol., doi: 10.1007/s10950-012-9295-6

Cesca S., A. Rohr, and T. Dahm, 2012. Discrimination of induced seismicity by full moment tensor inversion and decomposition, J. Seismol., doi: 10.1007/s10950-012-9305-8

Domingues, A., S. Custodio, and S. Cesca, 2012. Waveform Inversion of Small to Moderate Earthquakes Located Offshore Southwest Iberia, Geophys. J. Int., in press.

Maghsoudi, S., S. Cesca, S. Hainzl, D. Kaiser, D. Becker and T. Dahm, 2012. Improving the estimation of detection probability and magnitude of completeness in strongly heterogeneous media, and application to AE emission, Geophys. J. Int., accepted.

Cesca S., T. Braun, F. Maccaferri, L. Passarelli, E. Rivalta, and T. Dahm, 2012. Source modelling of the M5-6 Emilia-Romagna, Italy, eaqrthquakes (May 20-29, 2012). Geophys. J. Int., accepted.

Grigoli F., S. Cesca, M. Vassallo, and T. Dahm, 2012. Automated seismic event location by traveltime stacking: An application to mining induced seismicity, Seismol. Res. Lett., accepted.

Orlecka-Sikora, B., S. Cesca, S. Lasocki, G. Lizurek, P. Wiejacz, Ł. Rudziński, P. Urban, and M. Kozłowska, 2012. Complex source mechanisms of mining-induced seismic events and their exceptional surface impacts: the case from Rudna copper-ore mine in Poland., J. Geophys. Res., submitted.

Zhao, P., V. Oye, D. Kuehn, and S. Cesca, 2012. Evidence for Tensile Faulting Deduced from Full Waveform Moment Tensor Inversion during the Stimulation in the Basel Enhanced Geothermal System, Geothermics, submitted.


Other publications

Cesca S., T. Dahm, D. Becker, S. Hainzl, K. Stammler, D. Kaiser, D. Kuehn, V. Oye, M. Roth, T. Kvaerna, G. Manthei, and J. Philipp, 2011. MINE, Mining Enviornments: continuous monitoring and simultaneous inversion, In Geotechnologien Science Report, No. 18, ISSN 1619-7399, Potsdam, Germany

Cesca S., B. Dost, and A. Oth (Edts.), 2012. Preface to the special issue: "Triggered and induced seismicity: probabilities and discrimination”, J. Seismol., doi: 10.1007/s10950-012-9338-z.

 

 

Abstracts and contributions to conferences

Dahm T., S. Cesca, F. Krueger, and D. Kuehn, 2010. Is rupture direction of gas-field triggered earthquakes driven by stress gradients?, European Seismological Commission, 32nd General Assembly, Montpellier, France.

Rohr A., S. Cesca, and T. Dahm, 2011. Moment tensor inversion of induced earthquakes in Germany and neighboring regions, Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft, 71. Jahrestagung, Koeln, Germany.

Grigoli F., S. Cesca, T. Dahm, and S. Heimann, 2011. Detection and location of microearthquakes in a gas field using a single vertical array, Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft, 71. Jahrestagung, Koeln, Germany.

Sen A. T., S. Cesca, M. Bischoff, T. Meier, and T. Dahm, 2011. Moment tensor inversion at local distances: application to mining induced seismicity, Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft, 71. Jahrestagung, Koeln, Germany.

Maghsoudi S., S. Cesca, S. Hainzl, D. Kaiser, V. Oye, D. Becker, and T. Dahm, 2011. A toolbox for statistical analysis of seismicity in mining environments, Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft, 71. Jahrestagung, Koeln, Germany.

Cesca S., T. Dahm, and D. Kuehn, 2011. Determining the rupture process of the Mw 4.2 Ekofisk induced earthquake using seismological and deformation data, European Geosciences Union, General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

Grigoli F., S. Cesca, T. Dahm, and S. Heimann, 2011. Optimized detection and location of microearthquakes using a single vertical array in a deep borehole, European Geosciences Union, General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

Sen A. T., S. Cesca, M. Bischoff, T. Meier, and T. Dahm, 2011. Moment tensor inversion of coal mining induced seismicity, European Geosciences Union, General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

Maghsoudi S., S. Cesca, S. Hainzl, D. Becker, T. Dahm, D. Kaiser, and V. Oye, 2011. Statistical tools for seismicity analysis in mining environments, European Geosciences Union, General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

Grigoli F., S. Cesca, and T. Dahm, 2011. Sesmic sensor orientation by complex linear least-squares: an application to Graefenberg array and OBS data, AG Seismologie, Sankelmark, Germany.

Sen A. T., S. Cesca, M. Bischoff, T. Meier, and T. Dahm, 2011. Moment tensor inversion of coal mining induced seismicity, AG Seismology, Sankelmark, Germany.

Maghsoudi S., S. Cesca, S. Hainzl, D. Becker, T. Dahm, and V. Oye, 2011. Statistical tools for seismicity analysis in mining environments, Geotechnologien meeting, Potsdam, Germany.

 Grigoli F., S. Cesca, and T. Dahm, 2011. Sesmic sensor orientation by complex linear least-squares: an application to Graefenberg array and OBS data, Geotechnologien meeting, Potsdam, Germany.

Sen A. T., S. Cesca, M. Bischoff, T. Meier, and T. Dahm, 2011. Moment tensor inversion of coal mining induced seismicity, Geotechnologien meeting, Potsdam, Germany.

Maghsoudi, S., S. Cesca, S. Hainzl, D. Kaise, and T. Dahm, 2012. Detection probability and magnitude of completeness in a salt mine, Fracture process in salt mines, Acoustic emissions and mining seismology workshop, Hannover, Germany.

Cesca, S. T. Dahm, and A. Rohr, 2012. Regional full moment tensor inversion to discriminate induced seismicity, Deutschen Geophysikalischen Geselleschaft, 72, Hamburg, Germany.

Grigoli F., S. Cesca, K. Stammler, and T. Dahm, 2012. Automated seismic event location using arrival time stacking, Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft, 72, Hamburg, Germany.

Sen A. T., S. Cesca, M. Bischoff, T. Meier, and T. Dahm, 2012. Moment tensor inversion of coal mining induced seismicity, Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft, 72, Hamburg, Germany.

Maghsoudi, S., S. Cesca, S. Hainzl, D. Kaiser, and T. Dahm, 2012. Detection probability and magnitude pf completeness in a salt mine, Deutsch Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft, 72, Hamburg.

Cesca, S., S. Monna, D. Kaiser, and T. Dahm, 2012. Imaging velocity and attenuation anomalies in mining environments using Acoustic Emissions, European Geosciences Union, General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

 Grigoli, F., S. Cesca, T. Braun, J. Philipp, and T. Dahm, 2012. Automated seismic event location by arrival time stacking: Applications to local and micro-seismicity, European Geosciences Union, General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

Sen A. T., S. Cesca, M. Bischoff, T. Meier, and T. Dahm, 2012. Moment tensor inversion and rupture modelling of induced seismicity, Geosciences Union, General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

Maghsoudi, S., S. Cesca, S. Hainzl, D. Kaiser, and T. Dahm, 2012. Spatiotemporal patterns of acoustic emission (AE) activity in salt mine, European Geosciences Union, General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

Hensch, M., B. Brandsdóttir, Th. Árnadóttir, and S. Cesca, 2012. Intrusive activity beneath Eyjafjallajökull: Moment- and Stress-Tensor-Inversion of volcanic earthquakes to constrain driving forces of the 2010 eruption, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

Custodio, S., A. Domingues, V. Lima, S. Cesca, and J. Zahradník, 2012. Waveform Study of Earthquakes Offshore Southwest Iberia, 38th Workshop of the International School of Geophysics, Erice, Italy.

Grigoli, F., S. Cesca, and T. Dahm, 2012. Automated seismic event location by travel time stacking: Applications to local and micro-seismicity, 38th Workshop of the International School of Geophysics, Erice, Italy.

Sen, A. T., S. Cesca, and T. Dahm, 2012. Source characterization and interpretation of mining induced seismicity, ESC General Assembly, 33rd General Assembly, Moscow, Russia.

Cesca S., S. Maghsoudi, D. Kaiser, S. Hainzl, and T. Dahm, 2012. Spatiotemporal patterns of acoustic emissions and tomographic imaging in a salt mine, ESC General Assembly, 33rd General Assembly, Moscow, Russia.

Tilmann F. J., J. Saul, R. Wang, T. Dahm, Y. Zhang, F. Krueger, M. Ohrnberger, and S. Cesca, 2012. The April 2012 Indian Ocean Earthquake: constraints from depth distribution of aftershocks, waveform modelling and Coulomb failure stress modelling, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco.

Zhao P., V. Oye, D. Kuehn, and S. Cesca, 2012. Double-couple and Moment Tensor Solutions of the Induced Seismicity related to the Stimulation Phase of the Enhanced Geothermal Site in Basel, Switzerland, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco.

Braun T., S. Cesca, A. Martirosian, and T. Dahm, 2012. Parameters of induced and natural seismicity recorded in the vicinity of an active low angle normal fault in the Northern Apennines (Italy), AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco.

News

Special Issue J. Seismol.
December 2012

The Special Issue "Triggered and Induced Seismicity: Probabilities and Discrimination" (Cesca, Dost, Oth edts.) on Journal of Seismology is now published and first available online. It includes 13 research papers, including two own contributions from the MINE project (Cesca et al. 2012, Dahm et al. 2012).

ESC 2012
19-24 August 2012

The MINE project has contributed with two oral communications to the 33rd General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission, in Moscow, Russia.