Area of work

Research topic:

As part of the INSIDE project, monitoring and forecasting of induced seismicity and study of the physical processes associated with induced seismicity in geothermal reservoirs

Research activities:

Passive and active seismic monitoring
Characterisation of deep reservoirs
Modelling of induced seismicity

Publikationen

2023

Engaging schools and local communities through Raspberry Shake seismometers: a citizen science approach around the geothermal research infrastructure DeepStor in Karlsruhe, Germany
Azzola, J.; Bremer, J.; Gaucher, E.; Schätzler, K.; Bauer, F.; Kohl, T.
2023, December 14. AGU Fall Meeting (2023), San Francisco, CA, USA, December 11–15, 2023

Implementation and Evaluation of Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) for Continuous Seismic Monitoring of Geothermal Fields in the Munich Area (Germany)
Azzola, J.; Gaucher, E.
2023, December. AGU Fall Meeting (2023), San Francisco, CA, USA, December 11–15, 2023

Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) data associated with a 6-month seismic monitoring of the Schäftlarnstraße geothermal site (Munich, Germany)
Azzola, J.; Thiemann, K.; Gaucher, E.
2023, April 3. doi:10.5445/IR/1000157458

Monitoring local seismicity using a Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DFOS) measuring station in the Munich region
Azzola, J.; Gaucher, E.
2023, March 5. 83. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft (DGG 2023), Bremen, Germany, March 5–9, 2023

Integration of distributed acoustic sensing for real-time seismic monitoring of a geothermal field
Azzola, J.; Thiemann, K.; Gaucher, E.
2023. Geothermal Energy, 11, Article no: 30. doi:10.1186/s40517-023-00272-4

Local earthquake recordings using Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) at BFO
Karamzadeh Toularoud, N.; Gao, Y.-J.; Azzola, J.; Forbriger, T.; Widmer-Schnidrig, R.; Gaucher, E.; Rietbrock, A.
2023. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2023, Copernicus. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu23-16307

Continuous seismic monitoring of a geothermal project using Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS): a case study in the German Molasse Basin
Azzola, J.; Gaucher, E.
2023. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2023, Copernicus. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu23-1292

2022

Towards a geothermal reservoir management system
Gaucher, E.; Hansinger, M.; Goblirsch, P.; Azzola, J.; Thiemann, K.
2022. European Geothermal Congress (EGC) : Berlin, Germany, 17-21 October 2022 : proceedings, Bundesverband Geothermie

Deployment of a Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DFOS) monitoring station in Munich within INSIDE project
Azzola, J.; Baasch, R.; Schulz, I.; Gaucher, E.; Bögelspacher, F.
2022. 82. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft (DGG 2022), Online, March 7–10, 2022

PSD analysis and seismic event detectability of Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) mesurements from several monitoring sites
Karamzadeh Toularoud, N.; Azzola, J.; Gaucher, E.; Forbriger, T.; Widmer-Schnidrig, R.; Bögelspacher, F.; Frietsch, M.; Rietbrock, A.
2022. EGU22, Copernicus. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu22-8787

2021

INSIDE: Investigating the impact of geothermal exploitation in the Munich area The induced seismicity perspective
Azzola, J.; Gaucher, E.; Bögelspacher, F.; Baasch, R.; Betz, B.; Schulz, I.
2021, September 24. 9th European Geothermal Workshop (EGW 2021), Karlsruhe, Germany, September 23–24, 2021

2020

Elastic Strain Effects on Wave Scattering: Implications for Coda Wave Interferometry (CWI)
Azzola, J.; Schmittbuhl, J.; Zigone, D.; Lengliné, O.; Masson, F.; Magnenet, V.
2020. Journal of geophysical research / Solid earth, 125 (3), e2019JB018974. doi:10.1029/2019JB018974

Monitoring deep fractured reservoirs with ambient noise correlation: importance of acousto-elastic effects
Azzola, J.; Schmittbuhl, J.; Zigone, D.; Lengliné, O.; Masson, F.
2020. EGU2020, Copernicus. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-16260

2019

Analysis of the Applicability of Ambient Noise Based Techniques to Monitor Deep Geothermal Reservoirs by Numerical Modelling
Azzola, J.; Schmittbuhl, J.; Zigone, D.; Lengliné, O.; Masson, F.
2019. AGU Fall Meeting 2019

Stress characterization and temporal evolution of borehole failure at the Rittershoffen geothermal project
Azzola, J.; Valley, B.; Schmittbuhl, J.; Genter, A.
2019. Solid earth, 10 (4), 1155–1180. doi:10.5194/se-10-1155-2019

2018

Coda wave interferometry during the heating of deep geothermal reservoir rocks
Azzola, J.; Griffiths, L.; Schmittbuhl, J.; Zigone, D.; Magnenet, V.; Masson, F.; Heap, M.; Baud, P.
2018. Geothermal Energy, 6 (1), 21. doi:10.1186/s40517-018-0107-2

Direct Modeling of the Mechanical Strain Influence on Coda Wave Interferometry
Azzola, J.; Schmittbuhl, J.; Zigone, D.; Magnenet, V.; Masson, F.
2018. Journal of geophysical research / Solid earth, 123 (4), 3160–3177. doi:10.1002/2017JB015162

Modeling of wave diffusion from thermal cracking
Azzola, J.; Schmittbuhl, J.; Zigone, D.; Magnenet, V.; Griffiths, L.; Masson, F.; Heap, M.; Baud, P.
2018. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, 12287

Analogue and Numerical Modelling of Elastic Strain Effect on Coda Wave Interferometry
Azzola, J.; Schmittbuhl, J.; Zigone, D.; Lengliné, O.; Magnenet, V.; Masson, F.
2018. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts

2017

Direct modeling of coda wave interferometry: comparison of numerical and experimental approaches
Azzola, J.; Masson, F.; Schmittbuhl, J.
2017. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, 16539

Mechanical Strain Measurement from Coda Wave Interferometry
Azzola, J.; Schmittbuhl, J.; Zigone, D.; Masson, F.; Magnenet, V.
2017. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, S31A-0783

2015

Uplift around the geothermal power plant of Landau (Germany) as observed by InSAR monitoring
Heimlich, C.; Gourmelen, N.; Masson, F.; Schmittbuhl, J.; Kim, S.-W.; Azzola, J.
2015. Geothermal Energy, 3 (1), 2. doi:10.1186/s40517-014-0024-y