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Dark fiber: Using sensors beneath our feet to tell us about earthquakes, water and other geophysical phenomena

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Date: 2017-12-05 16:40:11
Blog: AGU Meetings
URL: https://blogs.agu.org/geospace/2017/12/05/dark-fiber-using-sensors-beneath-our-feet-to-tell-us-about-earthquakes-water-and-other-geophysical-phenomenon/

Summary:

Scientists have shown for the first time that dark fiber – the vast network of unused fiber-optic cables installed throughout the country and the world – can be used as sensors for detecting earthquakes, the presence of groundwater, changes in permafrost conditions, and a variety of other subsurface activity.

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earthquake

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