Ambient seismic vibrations in steep bedrock permafrost used to infer variations of ice-fill in fractures

• Published in: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
• Main Authors: Weber, S. (S.), Fäh, D. (D.), Beutel, J. (J.), Faillettaz, J. (J.), Gruber, S. (Stephan), Vieli, A. (A.)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: ambient seismic vibration; bedrock permafrost; fracture displacement; Sharp Peak; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/20770; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2018.08.042

The behavior of ice in frozen rock masses is an important control on rock slope stability but the knowledge of the formation, extent and evolution of ice-filled fractures in steep bedrock permafrost is limited. Therefore, this study aims at characterizing the site specific ambient seismic vibration...