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Session Proposal: High-resolution Imaging and Monitoring in Environmental, Urban, and Energy Contexts through Seismic, Remote Sensing, and Electromagnetic Methods (AGU25)

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High-resolution Imaging and Monitoring in Environmental, Urban, and Energy Contexts through Seismic, Remote Sensing, and Electromagnetic Methods

Session ID#: 249408

Session Description:
Advances in high-resolution imaging and time-lapse geophysical monitoring are revolutionizing our ability to investigate near-surface processes in environmental, urban, and energy contexts. Seismic and electromagnetic methods—both passive and active—are being used to detect hidden faults, characterize subsurface structures, monitor groundwater dynamics, track surface movements, and assess infrastructure responses to natural hazards. Similarly, remote sensing satellite missions are enabling detailed measurements of water levels, soil moisture, and ground deformation. Innovations in instrumentation, computational techniques, and data processing have made analyzing complex, large-scale datasets more feasible. This session invites contributions that integrate complementary datasets, such as seismic nodal arrays, DAS, GPR, airborne EM, InSAR, LiDAR, GPS, and geochemical observations, to provide multi-modal insights into subsurface processes. We encourage work that promotes cross-disciplinary innovation and demonstrates how integrated geophysical monitoring can enhance sustainability and resilience. We especially encourage work that fosters cross-disciplinary applications demonstrating the potential of integrated geophysical monitoring to support sustainability.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • EP - Earth and Planetary Surface Processes
Index Terms:

1855 Remote sensing [HYDROLOGY]
1866 Soil moisture [HYDROLOGY]
1895 Instruments and techniques: monitoring [HYDROLOGY]
7270 Tomography [SEISMOLOGY]
Primary Convener:  Ettore Biondi, Stanford University, Geophysics, Stanford, CA, United States
Conveners:  Shujuan Mao, University of Texas at Austin, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Austin, TX, United States, Jingyi Chen, The University of Texas at Austin, Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics, Austin, United States and Qifei Niu, Boise State University, Department of Geosciences, Boise, United States
 
Geophysical Characterization of the Near Surface in Periglacial Landscapes with Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) (Invited) (1870919)
Roger J Michaelides, Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, St. Louis, United States, Tyler Meng, Washington University in St Louis, Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, St. Louis, United States and Venezia Follingstad, University of Oregon, Eugene, United States; Colorado School of Mines, Golden, United States
 
Temporal Velocity Variations of Shallow Subsurface Structure and Seismicity Triggered by Reservoir Impoundment at the Baihetan Reservoir, Southwest China (1882741)
Tenghui Sun and Huajian Yao, University of Science and Technology of China, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Hefei, China
 
Critical Zone Subsurface Structure Characterization of a Mountainous Catchment Using Seismic Refraction and Drone-based Electromagnetics (1891806)
Joshua Kietzmann1, Sihong Wu2, Jiajia Sun3 and Qifei Niu1, (1)Boise State University, Department of Geosciences, Boise, United States, (2)University of Houston, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Houston, TX, United States, (3)University of Houston, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Houston, United States
 
Assessing Aquifer Permeability Using Tube Wave Attenuation in Groundwater Monitoring Wells: Insights from a DAS Field Survey and Slug Tests (1897066)
Rosie Zhu1, Jonathan Ajo-Franklin1, Jeremy Patterson2,3, Valeriia Sobolevskaia1, Yuanyuan MA1 and Qibin Shi4, (1)Rice University, Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Houston, United States, (2)University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, United States, (3)University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Earth and Ocean Sciences, Wilmington, United States, (4)Rice University, Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Houston, TX, United States
 
A multi-messenger approach to assess geothermal resources in two southern Italy regions (1908515)
Valeria Giampaolo1, Marianna Balasco1, Massimo Blasone2, Paolo Capuano2, Valentina Cataldo2, Gregory De Martino1, Luigi Martino3, Giovannina Mungiello2, Ferdinando Napolitano2, Serena Panebianco1, Angela Perrone1, Vincenzo Serlenga1, Tony Alfredo Stabile1 and Ortensia Amoroso2, (1)CNR Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis, Potenza, Italy, (2)University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy, (3)University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy
 
Seismic Ambient-Field Monitoring of Geological Carbon Sequestration at the Illinois Basin - Decatur Project (IBDP) (1928852)
Haipeng Li1, Shujuan Mao2 and William L Ellsworth1, (1)Stanford University, Department of Geophysics, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Austin, United States
 
Subsurface Structure and Water Stores Beneath Giant Sequoias (Invited) (1932276)
Benjamin Eppinger1, Steve Holbrook1, Dario Grana2, Sean P Bemis1, Shiv Mangal Gupta1, Denise Burgett1, Anya Gupta1, Claire E Lukens3 and Clifford S Riebe4, (1)Virginia Tech, Dept. of Geosciences, Blacksburg, United States, (2)University of Wyoming, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Laramie, United States, (3)University of California Merced, Life and Environmental Sciences, Merced, United States, (4)University of Wyoming, Laramie, United States
 
Long-Term Near-Surface Monitoring of Seismic Attenuation in Coastal and Inland Singapore Using Traffic-induced Signals (1937578)
Pinghao Wang, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States and Yunyue S Li, Purdue University, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, West Lafayette, IN, United States
 
The Long-Term Impact of Industrial Fluid injection on Regional Geomechanical Properties: Time-Lapse Seismic Velocity Monitoring in the Montney Play, Western Canada Sedimentary Basin (1943673)
Deli Zha1, Hongyu Yu1 and Shujuan Mao2, (1)Zhejiang University, School of Earth Sciences, Hangzhou, China, (2)The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Austin, United States
 
Surface Manifestation of Hydrocarbon Indicators: A Case Study (1944093)
Priyadarsini Sivaraj1, Chaitanya Jalluri1, Subash Yeggina1 and Jeremy Kravitz2, (1)Pixxel Space India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, India, (2)Pixxel Space Technologies, El Segundo, United States
 
Study on underground structure model and site amplification factor based on microtremor array observations at seismic stations in Japan (1944335)
Shigeki Senna, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience, Tsukuba, Japan
 
High-Resolution Multi-Frequency Seismic Inversion Using a Hybrid CNN-Transformer Network (1945972)
Yingkai Qi1, Sen Yang2, Tao Yang3, Benbing Ren3 and Yun Su3, (1)China ZhenHuaOil Co.,Ltd., Bejing, China, (2)China ZhenHuaOil Co.,Ltd., Beijng, China, (3)China ZhenHuaOil Co.,Ltd., Chengdu, China
 
2D Acoustic Full Waveform Ambient Noise Interferometry: Methodology and Application to a Himalayan Glacier (1946513)
Aileni Mahesh1, Arjun Datta1 and Bharath Shekar2, (1)Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Department of Earth and Climate Science, Pune, India, (2)Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
 
Enhancing Spatial Resolution in Surface Wave Imaging Using Multi-Station 6-Component Seismometers and Active Sources (1950389)
Ziqi Zhou1, Zhengyu Huang1, Yanjun Chen2 and Zhengbin Li1, (1)Peking University, Beijing, China, (2)Central South University, Changsha, China
 
Decoding Fault Zones in Coastal Plain Settings: Python-Driven Analysis in Memphis Aquifer Using High-Resolution Airborne EM Imaging (1969591)
Kapil Karki, University of Memphis, Department of Earth Sciences, Memphis, United States and Daniel Larsen, University of Memphis, Earth Sciences, Memphis, United States
 
Physics-Informed Neural Network enabled Radar Sensing for Continuous Subsurface Material Characterization (1971307)
Ishfaq Aziz and Mohamad Alipour, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Urbana, United States
 
Temporal and Spatial Characterization of Groundwater Aquifers Using Ambient Noise Tomography: Integration of Velocity Structure and Azimuthal Anisotropy (1972659)
Li-Wei Chen, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States and Nori Nakata, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, United States
 
Searching for unmarked burials in historic African-American cemeteries in Houston, Texas using airborne drone imaging (2005432)
Muhammad Nawaz Bugti1, Michael Allison2, Robert R Stewart3, Charles Clapsaddle3 and Robert R. Stewart, (1)University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States, (2)Raptor Aerial Services, Houston, United States, (3)University of Houston, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Houston, United States