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PoroTomo: Horizontal Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) Measurements During an M 2.3 Explosion

Published by Center for Transformative Environmental Monitoring Programs (CTEMPs) | Department of Energy | Metadata Last Checked: January 27, 2026 | Last Modified: 2024-07-08T14:47:33Z
Included here are Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) data collected by the horizontal DAS array at Brady's Hot Springs Geothermal Field. The system recorded this data during an M 2.3 explosion at the Nevada Test Site (NTS), which is located approximately 400km southeast of the field. On December 19, 2018, a Silixa iDAS interrogator continuously acquired data on single-mode fibers, starting approximately two hours prior to the detonation and extending until 15 minutes after the event. This dataset comprises separate SEG-Y files that span the entire recording interval. The measurement fiber was part of the PoroTomo experiment and is horizontally emplaced in alluvial fan gravels at a depth of approximately one meter for a distance of more than 2.5 km in a zig-zag pattern. Exact coordinates of this DAS surface array are provided in the attached GDR dataset below. The iDAS interrogator channel spacing is 1.021 m and gauge length is 10 m. Concurrent Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) measurements made with a Silixa XT on the multi-mode fibers aided in calibrating the DAS measurements.

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