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Alec Yates

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Post-doc fellow (FNRS) at UniversitΓ© libre de Bruxelles πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ, using passive seismic methods towards monitoring volcanic and geothermal environmentsπŸŒ‹. Previously πŸ‡­πŸ‡², πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ, πŸ‡«πŸ‡·, originally from Jersey πŸ‡―πŸ‡ͺ.

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In Potsdam for a couple weeks, visiting GFZ to work on a Geo-INQUIRE project analyzing DAS recordings from Mt Etna.

Exciting things to come for sure!

11.02.2026 08:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Next September,Β Istanbul (TΓΌrkiye)Β will host theΒ 40th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission #ESC2026
With @rosalialobue.bsky.social ,Β B VanderBeek and @asyates2.bsky.social, I will conveneΒ Session 55 – Seismology for Volcano Structure and Stress πŸŒ‹

www.esc2026.org/medya/sessio...

07.02.2026 12:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Furthermore, if frequencies truly are responding to velocity changes, such that df/f ~ dv/v, it implies that we can access dv/v directly from a spectrogram during tremor episodes, avoiding some of the complexities associated with obtaining dv/v through noise interferometry (5/5).

05.02.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The observation that frequencies appear to respond to velocity changes in proximity to the recording station (using single-station interferometry) highlights need to better clarify the role of source, path, and site effects in the recorded seismic wavefield (with peaks varied across stations). (4/5)

05.02.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Key to this is that frequency changes do not appear related to any change in the tremor source process, rather are correlated with both seasonal processes (winter velocity high on edifice) and decreases following local earthquakes (with a linear relationship between df/f and PGV). (3/5)

05.02.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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In this work we find evidence that the frequencies of stable spectral lines during broadband tremor at Mt Etna are evolving in response to velocity changes in the medium, such that df/f (frequency changes) is approximately equal to dv/v (velocity changes). (2/5)

05.02.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tracking Subsurface Changes via Frequency Shifts in Volcanic Tremor Spectral Lines: Observations From Mt Etna Stable spectral peaks (lines) in volcanic tremor undergo frequency changes proportional to seismic velocity changes Frequencies appear to evolve in response to shear-wave velocity changes in the ...

πŸ“’ Happy to share our latest publication, titled "Tracking Subsurface Changes via Frequency Shifts in
Volcanic Tremor Spectral Lines: Observations From Mt
Etna¨.

doi.org/10.1029/2025...

More details included in this post. (1/5)

05.02.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I do miss that feeling of "wow, this is really well written" when reading student work.

(as I review another masters thesis with lit review clearly written by chatgpt, this time with the wrong reference titles to back that up).

21.01.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Little bit different from my usual work. Putting some nodes out at a site of a recent archaelogical dig in St Lawrence, Jersey. Aim is to apply HVSR towards detecting a layer boundary related to prior human compaction. Lets see!

27.12.2025 13:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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La Corbière, Jersey

26.12.2025 19:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Taking a few extra friends back to Jersey for Christmas this year πŸŽ„

(four smart solo seismic nodes)

23.12.2025 17:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Piton de la fournaise volcano in the flesh.

Had planned to hike to the summit but not to be with the elevated alert since this morning!

06.12.2025 14:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Arrived on La RΓ©union for a short stay. Realizing how big it really is when i compare it to my island of birth... πŸ˜„

05.12.2025 16:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The #HayliGubbi #eruption in Afar, Ethiopia, is the first documented eruption at this poorly known volcano.

Was it entirely unexpected?
Difficult to say - Berhe Goitom and colleagues already reported some seismicity in 2011-2012 so perhaps there was already some geophysical unrest for a while:

24.11.2025 10:59 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Certainly less involved in social media use for science since the days of Twitter (hoping this can change here), but my impression would have been that LinkedIn has become the no. 1. This I would like to change too ^^; find the formality of LinkedIn hard to stomach sometimes.

03.11.2025 15:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica, we can see its approach over the past few days on seismometers. Strong winds generated by hurricanes create ocean waves and pressure fluctuations that cause stronger up and down movements in the water column, which seismometers record.

28.10.2025 12:02 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

Agree. Also english as second language, and i see someone already mentioned people briefly zoning out.

I tend to only show any bullet point at the moment I am discussing it, to avoid disconnect between what I am saying and where the attention should be focused on the slide (the main problem imo).

29.10.2025 08:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Leaving the Aeolien islands with a bang.

10.10.2025 09:42 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Didn't quite understand what I was getting when I ordered the Vulcano pizza πŸ˜….

Think I've hit my pizza dough quota for awhile

08.10.2025 07:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fieldwork finished, was a good one!

Now we patiently wait to see if the boats will resume; Aeolien islands living up to their name.

07.10.2025 16:39 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cool location! Lived there for a year during my phd

07.10.2025 11:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Certainly one of the more pleasant field trips!

07.10.2025 11:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just about finishing up on Panarea island, over two hundred short-term nodal deployments towards mapping hydrothermal alteration, with @jonaspaetzel.bsky.social and Adrian Thorn.

06.10.2025 16:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Having Stromboli as an 'office' view for the past few days has been quite something! A couple more days of fieldwork planned, then a cheeky trip to the volcano for a bit of tourism ;)

05.10.2025 20:52 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Definitely a bunch of fieldwork left unshared during the past year, but this can change ;)

Currently undertaking fieldwork in Panarea, Italy, with scientists from Brussels, Ghent, and Namur, to map zones of hydrothermal alteration. Worse places to be in October 😎.

02.10.2025 17:14 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This was not a planned shot ^^; almost surprisingly, first time visiting a UK institution.

24.09.2025 15:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Literally my reaction to a review request 30 minutes ago, after telling myself for sure no more reviews for a while πŸ˜„

04.06.2025 11:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Flying in for a 2 week visit to University of Helsinki πŸ‘Œ

03.02.2024 12:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I got there in the end too after they sent me a personalized submission link, so all good.

And yes, not so unexpected ^^. Trying to submit last minute abstracts on overloaded servers is one of my specialties πŸ˜†.

10.01.2024 12:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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another similar msg suggesting email will be sufficient to confirm submission still possible (assuming their servers are loaded right now).

10.01.2024 11:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0