Potential of SAFAtor (IMAGE)

GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung

Potential of SAFAtor

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Telecommunication cables can be used as sensors (pink cable) or equipped with sensors (blue cable) both on land and in the sea and the deep sea, thus providing unique data for monitoring climate and natural hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and landslides.

 

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Figure: M. Dziggel, GFZ

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