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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-6341-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-6341-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
01 Dec 2025
Research article |
| 01 Dec 2025
| 01 Dec 2025
Revealing firn structure at Dome A region in East Antarctica using cultural seismic noise
Zhengyi Song
School of Earth and Space Science and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, China
School of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, China
School of Earth and Space Science and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, China
School of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, China
Jiangtao Li
School of Earth and Space Science and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, China
School of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, China
Hongrui Peng
School of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, China
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
Yiming Wang
School of Earth and Space Science and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, China
School of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, China
Yuande Yang
Chinese Antarctic Center of Surveying and Mapping, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, China
Key Laboratory of Polar Environment Monitoring and Public Governance, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, China
Kai Lu
Key Laboratory of Polar Science, Ministry of Natural Resources, Polar Research Institute of China, Shanghai, 200136, China
Xueyuan Tang
Key Laboratory of Polar Science, Ministry of Natural Resources, Polar Research Institute of China, Shanghai, 200136, China
School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200230, China
Xiaohong Zhang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Chinese Antarctic Center of Surveying and Mapping, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, China
Key Laboratory of Polar Environment Monitoring and Public Governance, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, China
School of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, China
Data sets
The density, S-wave velocity models at Dome A region in East Antarctica (V1.0) Zhengyi Song et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14862270
Short summary
Obtaining the physical properties of ice sheets is important. In this study, we use seismic ambient noise to obtain the shallow S-wave velocity structure at the Dome A region. The result agrees with the ice-core data nearby and reveals radial anisotropy in the firn layer. This study demonstrates that cultural seismic noise provides an effective and environmentally friendly way for the imaging of near-surface structures in Antarctica.
Obtaining the physical properties of ice sheets is important. In this study, we use seismic...
