Seismology

Paper of the month — The origin of volcano-tectonic earthquake swarms by Roman and Cashman (2006)

Laura Parisi February 27, 2017

We are pleased to propose you a new Paper of the Month written by Dr. Derek Keir on volcano seismology. Derek’s PhD thesis was on the “Seismicity of the Ethiopian rift” and conducted at Royal Holloway University of London under the supervision of Prof. Cindy Ebinger and Prof. Graham Stuart of the University of Leeds. Towards the end his PhD studies, the Dabbahu rifting episode started (September 2 ...[Read More]

Paper of the Month – Bubbles and seismic waves

Kathrin Spieker January 27, 2017

Our paper of the month is “Bubbles attenuate elastic waves at seismic frequencies: First experimental evidence” (N. Tisato et al., 2015) commented by Luca De Siena. Luca De Siena is Lecturer in Geophysics at the School of Geoscience, University of Aberdeen (UK). He received his PhD from the University of Bologna (Italy) with a scholarship from the INGV-Osservatorio Vesuviano for his work on seism ...[Read More]

Earthquakes felt by Eeyore

Iris van Zelst January 19, 2017

Did they tumble off the table when Milne's house shook? Picture by Wally Gobetz, https://www.flickr.com/people/wallyg/

“It’s snowing still,” said Eeyore gloomily. “So it is.” “And freezing.” “Is it?” “Yes,” said Eeyore. “However,” he said, brightening up a little, “we haven’t had an earthquake lately.” A.A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner (1928) The above is a quote from one of two classic Winnie-the-Pooh books by A. A. Milne. Upon ...[Read More]

Harsher than reviewer 2?

Laura Ermert November 18, 2016

You've met reviewer 3 yet? From http://jasonya.com/wp/tag/red-pen-black-pen/ with friendly permission from the artist.

Have you ever wanted a reviewer who really tells it how it is? You should consider submitting a paper to the truly special publication ‘Frontiers for young minds’. Frontiers for young minds is a journal for students between ages 8 and 15 that are curious and passionate about science. However, what’s truly special about this journal is that it is also reviewed by students of the same age, assisted ...[Read More]