ESC 2026 - Session 59: Environmental Monitoring and Seismology Across Scales: From Storage Sites to Storms

[Daniela Guenther]

Dear all,


please follow our invitation to submit your abstract to Session 59 on
"Environmental Monitoring and Seismology Across Scales: From Storage Sites
to Storms" at the forthcoming General Assembly of the European Seismological
Commission, ESC 2026, in Istanbul (for a more detailed description, please
see below).

Abstracts can be submitted here:
https://www.esc2026.org/abstract-submission.html .The deadline for abstract
submission is March 15, 2026.

We look forward to your contribution.


Kind regards,
Pauline, Graça, Laura, Eleonore & Daniela


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SESSION 59 - Environmental Monitoring and Seismology Across Scales: From
Storage Sites to Storms

Conveners:
Pauline Kruiver, KNMI, The Netherlands
Graça Silveira, ISEL, IDL, Portugal
Daniela Kühn, NORSAR, Norway & GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
Laura Petrescu, National Institute for Earth Physics, Romania & University
of Bucharest, Romania
Eleonore Stutzmann, IPGP, France


Session Description:
Environmental seismology has rapidly evolved into a vibrant and
interdisciplinary field, transforming how we monitor and understand
Earth-system processes. From tracking CO₂ storage integrity and geothermal
activity to observing hydrological, glacial, and atmospheric phenomena,
seismological and related geophysical data provide powerful tools for
environmental monitoring across scales.


This session highlights the latest advances, challenges, and opportunities
in environmental and meteo-seismology, with a special focus on innovative
uses of existing infrastructure and cross-disciplinary applications. We
invite contributions showcasing how traditional and emerging seismic
technologies reveal dynamic processes in the subsurface, at the surface, and
within the atmosphere.


Topics of interest include:
- Seismic and geophysical monitoring of CO₂ storage sites, geothermal
systems, subsurface deformation, and groundwater dynamics.
- Re-purposing existing stations for environmental and meteo-seismological
applications.
- Seismological and infrasound studies of storms, precipitation, avalanches,
landslides, glaciers, and other environmental processes.
- Developments in machine learning, signal detection, and array analysis for
weak or non-impulsive sources.
- Integration of distributed acoustic sensing (DAS), dense nodal arrays, and
traditional sensors for advanced     array-based and multi-sensor
processing.
- Interdisciplinary approaches combining seismology, meteorology, hydrology,
glaciology, and environmental science.

We particularly welcome contributions that demonstrate interdisciplinary
collaboration, linking seismology with meteorology, geodesy, hydrology,
oceanography, glaciology, and environmental engineering. By fostering
exchange between communities, the session aims to accelerate the development
of integrated Earth-system monitoring frameworks that can inform both
scientific understanding and societal applications.


Join us to explore how seismic records — from ocean-bottom sensors to
continental arrays and fibre-optic networks — are becoming a key asset for
observing our changing planet.



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Daniela Kuehn
Scientist
2.1 Physics of Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Tel: +49 331 6264-1211
Mail: kue...@gfz.de

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