Monitoring groundwater variations with ambient noise correlations in Beijing

We conduct a seismological monitoring study for groundwater fluctuations within the 12-yr period of 2012–2023 in Beijing using relative seismic velocity changes (dv/v) from continuous ambient noise data. Our measured dv/v time-series agree with groundwater level changes observed from groundwater wel...

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Autores: Tang, Zheng, Schimmel, Martin, Julià, Jordi, Peng, Yujie, Wu, Yanqiang
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:digitalcsic_::691a40d197377bd9a26da4345937b104
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/430743
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hydrogeophysics
Coda waves
Seismic interferometry
Seismic noise
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Sumario:We conduct a seismological monitoring study for groundwater fluctuations within the 12-yr period of 2012–2023 in Beijing using relative seismic velocity changes (dv/v) from continuous ambient noise data. Our measured dv/v time-series agree with groundwater level changes observed from groundwater wells and reveal significant characteristics on hydrological and other environmental changes. The most intriguing feature is a dv/v increase of ∼0.02 per cent in winter, which is interpreted as the imprint of frozen ground perhaps associated with decoupling between air pressure and groundwater. In addition, a rapid reduction of dv/v during the second half of 2021 indicates the development of a groundwater recharging event resulting from heavy rainfall. The long-term trends of dv/v suggest a groundwater rebound from 2018 to 2023 over the study area, which we attribute to increased precipitation, recharging due to the South-to-North Water Transfer Project and reduced irrigation.