Stephen Bannister
@iceseismic.bsky.social
Seismologist, gardener, dad, on Wellingtons south coast, New Zealand
Using earthquake data we image seismic velocity 'anomalies' at 7-12 km depth beneath geothermal systems, north of Taupō, New Zealand. We interpret the anomalies as representing crystal-rich partial melt – the deep heat sources driving the geothermal systems.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jv...
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October 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Using earthquake data we image seismic velocity 'anomalies' at 7-12 km depth beneath geothermal systems, north of Taupō, New Zealand. We interpret the anomalies as representing crystal-rich partial melt – the deep heat sources driving the geothermal systems.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jv...
#seismology
doi.org/10.1016/j.jv...
#seismology
Just out, in #GJI : "Magmatic priming of a phreatic eruption sequence: the 2012 te Maari eruptions at Mt Tongariro (New Zealand) imaged by magnetotellurics and seismicity", led by Wiebke Heise. t.co/1SMNWGhkwY
February 1, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Just out, in #GJI : "Magmatic priming of a phreatic eruption sequence: the 2012 te Maari eruptions at Mt Tongariro (New Zealand) imaged by magnetotellurics and seismicity", led by Wiebke Heise. t.co/1SMNWGhkwY