SGER: A Wireless Sensor Network for Monitoring Volcanic Eruptions

SGER的这项提议旨在开发一个无线传感器网络，包括声学和地震传感器，用于监测活火山和危险火山的喷发。我们打算于2005年7月至8月在厄瓜多尔中部的活火山Volc an Tungurahua开发和部署无线传感器阵列。无线传感器网络有可能极大地增强我们对火山活动的了解。该项目将开发监测火山活动的新无线技术，这将导致对火山过程的更丰富的科学理解。拟议的大口径地震声传感器阵列将部署在通古拉瓦火山的上翼，否则将不容易进入多站数据采集的地区。改进后的台站覆盖范围位于火山的关键(近场)区域，将大大改进对浅层地下和火山管道中爆炸和其他地震的震源位置和机制的确定。

This SGER proposal is aimed at developing a wireless sensor network, consisting of both acoustic and seismic sensors, for monitoring eruptions of active and hazardous volcanoes. We intend to develop and deploy a wireless sensor array at Volc'an Tungurahua, an active volcano in central Ecuador, in July-August 2005. Wireless sensor networks have the potential to greatly enhance our understanding of volcanic activity.This project will develop new wireless technologies for monitoring volcanic activity, which will lead to a richer scientific understanding of volcanic processes. The proposed large-aperture seismoacoustic sensor array will be deployed on the upper flanks of Tungurahua volcano, in an area that would otherwise not be readily accessible for multi-station data acquisition. The improved station coverage is in a critical (near-field) zone of the volcano and will enable much improved determination of source locations and mechanisms for explosions and other earthquakes in the shallow subsurface and volcanic conduit.