Articles | Volume 15, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-5805-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-5805-2021
Research article
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23 Dec 2021
Research article |  | 23 Dec 2021

Effect of snowfall on changes in relative seismic velocity measured by ambient noise correlation

Antoine Guillemot, Alec van Herwijnen, Eric Larose, Stephanie Mayer, and Laurent Baillet

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on tc-2021-108', Anonymous Referee #1, 17 Jun 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Antoine Guillemot, 23 Aug 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on tc-2021-108', Anonymous Referee #2, 21 Jun 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Antoine Guillemot, 23 Aug 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (24 Aug 2021) by Adam Booth
AR by Antoine Guillemot on behalf of the Authors (20 Sep 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (21 Sep 2021) by Adam Booth
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (01 Oct 2021)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (01 Oct 2021)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (13 Oct 2021) by Adam Booth
AR by Antoine Guillemot on behalf of the Authors (10 Nov 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (17 Nov 2021) by Adam Booth
AR by Antoine Guillemot on behalf of the Authors (22 Nov 2021)  Manuscript 
Short summary
Ambient noise correlation is a broadly used method in seismology to monitor tiny changes in subsurface properties. Some environmental forcings may influence this method, including snow. During one winter season, we studied this snow effect on seismic velocity of the medium, recorded by a pair of seismic sensors. We detected and modeled a measurable effect during early snowfalls: the fresh new snow layer modifies rigidity and density of the medium, thus decreasing the recorded seismic velocity.