Here, we aim to characterize the seismic noise level at S. Potito‐Cotignola in the Po Valley, Italy, from January 2019 to December 2021 recorded by a broadband seismic station at surface and a vertical array composed by six short‐period three‐component seismometers installed at depth ranging between 35 and 285 m in borehole.
We compute the amplitude noise reduction as a function of depth for different frequencies and we evaluate the depth dependency of the signal to noise ratio for 18 seismic events, with different magnitude (from −0.1 to 2.9) and hypocentral distances (from 12.9 to 37.2 km).
Results show that:
- the dependence of noise level with depth follows a logarithmic empirical trend;
- most of the selected seismic events show that signal to noise ratio increases with depth.
The empirical relationships we estimated can be used to help the design of microseismic monitoring networks in similar geological settings.
1 Seismix srl, Palermo
2 Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
3 Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Chimica, Ambientale e dei Materiali, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
4 Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Pisa
5 Edison Stoccaggio S.p.A.
6 Solgeo srl