Publications

In prep

Bröker, K., Ma, X., Gholizadeh Doonchaly, N., Obermann, A., Rosskopf, M., Rinaldi, A., Hertrich, M., Serbeto, F., Maurer, H., Wiemer, S., Giardini, D., and Bedretto Team Hydromechanical characterization of a fractured crystalline rock volume during multi-stage hydraulic stimulations at the BedrettoLab

Mesimeri, M., Scarabello, L., Zimmermann, E., Haag, T., Zylis, E., Villiger, L., Kästli, P., Meier, M.-A., Rinaldi, A., Hertrich, M., Obermann, A., Clinton, C., Giardini, D., Wiemer, S. Multi-scale Seismic Monitoring in the Bedretto Underground Laboratory for Geosciences and Geoenergies (BULGG), SRL

submitted

Shi, P., Meier, M.-A., Villiger, L., Tunistra, K., Selvadurai, P., Lanza, F., Yuan, S., Obermann, A., Mesimeri, M., Scarabello, L., Münchmeyer, J., Wiemer, S. From labquakes to megathrusts: Scaling deep learning based pickers over 15 orders of magnitude, JGR-Solid Earth

Uthaman, M., Singh, A., Singh, C., Obermann, A., Hetényi, G., Dutta, A., Kumar, G., Structural variations across the Sikkim Himalaya revealed by ambient noise tomography, JGR

Clasen Repollés, V., Jiang, D., Rinaldi, A.P., Obermann, A., Wiemer, S., Bröker, K., Ma, X., Rosskopf, M., Gholizadeh Doonechaly, N., Hertrich, M., Maurer, H., Giardini, D., and the BedrettoLab team Modeling coupled hydro-mechanical processes during hydraulic stimulation at the Bedretto Underground Laboratory, ARMA

Bröker, K., Valley, B., Gholizadeh Doonechaly, N., Rosskopf, M., Hertrich, M., Giardini, D., and the Bedretto Lab team, Rinaldi, A. P., Clasen Repolles, V., Obermann, A., Ma, X. The influence of stress heterogeneity on hectometer scale hydraulic stimulation experiments, ARMA

Wu, S.-M., Sánchez-Pastor, P., Ágústsdóttir, T., Hersir, G., Mordret, A., Hjörleifsdóttir, V, Obermann, A., High-resolution seismic isotropic and anisotropic tomography across Hengill geothermal fields using a large-N nodal array, JGR

Rosskopf, M., Durand, V., Villiger, V., Doetsch, J., Obermann, A., Krischer, L. DUGseis: A Python package for real-time and post-processing of picoseismicity, Journal of Open Source Software

Obermann, A., Rosskopf, M., Durand, V., Plenkers, K., Bröker, K., Gholizadeh Doonechaly, N., Gischig, V., Hertrich, M., Kästli, P., Ma, X., Maurer, H., Rinaldi, A.P., Villiger, L., Wiemer, S., Zappone, A., Giardini, D. Seismic response of hectometer-scale fracture systems to hydraulic stimulation in the Bedretto Underground laboratory, Switzerland, JGR 

Ziegler, M., Furche, M., Beilecke, T., Burschil, T., Obermann, A., Lei, Q., Zhao, C., Loew, S. Monitoring damage evolution in a tectonically faulted clay shale - an experiment of the Mont Terri URL, ISRM conference paper

Meneghini, F.,  Poletto, F.,  Draganov, D., Van Otten, G., Stork, A., Boehm, G., Schleifer, A.,  Farina, B., Janssen, M.,  Bellezza, C.,  Barnhoorn, A.,  Brynjarsson, B.,  Hjörleifsdóttir, V.,  Bos, J., Perry, W., Chalari, A., Korre, A., Durucan, S., Obermann, A., Sánchez-Pastor, P., Zgauc, F. , Monitoring CO2 injection: preliminary results from a multi-tool active-seismic acquisition at the Hellisheiði basaltic geothermal reservoir, Journal of Applied Geophysics

Peer-reviewed journal papers  (* supervised early career researchers)

2024

52. Gholizadeh Doonechaly, N., Reinicke, A., Hertrich, M., Plenkers, K., Obermann, A., Fischli, F., Maurer, H., Wiemer, S., Giardini, D., Multiphysics Monitoring of Cementation Operation: Implications for Wellbore Integrity and Hydrogeological Characterization, Environmental Earth Sciences, 83, 146, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-024-11451-2 pdf 

2023

51. Maren Böse, Laurentiu Danciu, Athanasios Papadopoulos, John Clinton, Carlo Cauzzi, Irina Dallo, Leila Mizrahi, Tobias Diehl, Paolo Bergamo, Yves Reuland, Andreas Fichtner, Philippe Roth, Florian Haslinger, Frederick Massin, Nadja Valenzuela, Nikola Blagojević, Lukas Bodenmann, Eleni Chatzi, Donat Fäh, Franziska Glueer, Marta Han, Lukas Heiniger, Paulina Janusz, Dario Jozinovic, Philipp Kästli, Federica Lanza, Timothy Lee, Panagiotis Martakis, Michèle Marti, Men-Andrin Meier, Banu Mena Cabrera, Maria Mesimeri, Anne Obermann, Pilar Sanchez-Pastor, Luca Scarabello, Nicolas Schmid, Anastasiia Shynkarenko, Bozidar Stojadinovic, Domenico Giardini, Stefan Wiemer Towards a Dynamic Earthquake Risk Framework for Switzerland. EGUsphere, 2023, 1-33. doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-583-2024 pdf 

50. Sánchez-Pastor, P.,  Wu, S.-M., Hokstad, K., Kristjánsson, B., Drouin, V., Ducrocq, C., Gunnarsson, G., Rinaldi, A., Wiemer, S. and Obermann, A. Monitoring gas pockets in the crust with seismic noise, Nature Communications and Environment, 4, 453, doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01122-8 pdf 

49. Hassing, S., Draganov. D., Janssen, M., Barnhoorn, A., Wolf, K.-H., van den Berg, J., Friebel, M., Otten, G., Poletto, F., Bellezza, C., Barison, E., Brynjarsson, B., Hjörleifsdóttir, V., Obermann, A., Sánchez-Pastor, P., Durucan, S. Imaging CO2 reinjection into basalts at the CarbFix reinjection reservoir (Hellisheiði, Iceland) with body-wave seismic interferometry, Geophysical Prospecting, doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2478.13472 pdf 

48. Ciaccio, M.G., Soldati, G., Obermann, A. Women in Science: Seismology 2022, Frontiers in Earth Science 11, doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2023.1328206, pdf 

47. Riahi, A.*, Zaher-Hossein, S., Obermann, A., Kamayestani, A. 3D body-wave tomography from the seismic ambient noise recorded by a dense array in the Dehdasht area, Iran, GJI, 234, doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggad135 pdf 

46. Plenkers, K., Reinicke, A., Obermann, A., Gholizadeh Doonechaly, N., Krietsch, H., Fechner, T., Hertrich, M., Kontar, K., Maurer, H., Philipp, J.,, Rinderknecht, B., Volksdorf, M., Giardini, D., Wiemer, S. Multi-disciplinary monitoring networks for mesoscale underground experiments: Advances in the Bedretto Reservoir Project, Sensors, 23(6), doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/s23063315 pdf 

2022

45. Obermann, A., Wu, S.-M., Ágústsdóttir, T., Duran, A., Diehl, T., Sánchez-Pastor, P., Kristjansdóttir, S., Hjörleifsdóttir, V., Wiemer, S., Páll Hersir, G. Seismicity and 3-D body-wave velocity models across the Hengill geothermal area, SW Iceland, Frontiers in Geosciences, 10, doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.969836 pdf 

44. Rodriguez, I., Isken, M. P., Dahm, T., Kraft, T., Lamb, O. D., Wu, S.-M., Kristjánsdóttir, S., Jónsdóttir, K., Sánchez-Pastor, P., Clinton, J., Wollin, C., Baird, A. F., Wüstefeld, A., Booz, B., Eibl, E. P. S., Heimann, S., Goertz-Allmann, B. P., Jousset, P., Oye, V., Hjörleifsdóttir, V., & Obermann, A., Acoustic signals of a meteoroid recorded on a large-N seismic network and fibre optic cables, SRL, 94, 731-745, doi: 10.1785/0220220236 pdf 

43. Atunes, V.*, Planès, T., Obermann, A., Panzera, F., D'Amico, S., Lupi, M. Insights into the dynamics of the Nirano Mud Volcano through seismic characterization of drumbeat signals and V/H analysis, JVGR, 431, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2022.107619 pdf 

42. Obermann, A., Sánchez-Pastor, P., Wu, S-M., Wollin, C.  Baird, A. F., Isken, M. P.,  Clinton, J., Goertz-Allmann, B.P.,  Dahm, T.,  Wuestefeld, A.,  Shi, P., Lanza, F.,  Gyger, L., Wetter, S., Hjörleifsdóttir, V., Langet, N., Brynjarsson, B., Jousset, P., Wiemer, S. Combined large-N seismic arrays and DAS fibre optic cables across the Hengill geothermal field, Iceland, SRL, doi: 10.1785/0220220073, pdf 

41. Toledo, T.*, Obermann, A., Verdel, A., Martins, J.E., Jousset, P., Mortensen, A.K., Erbas, K., Krawczyk, C. M. Ambient seismic noise monitoring and imaging at the Theistareykir geothermal field (Iceland), JVGR, 429, doi: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2022.107590 pdf 

40. Grigoli, F., Clinton, J., Diehl, T., Kaestli, P., Scarabello, L., Ágústsdóttir, T., Kristjánsdóttir, S., Magnusson, R.,  Bean, C., Broccardo, M., Cesca, S., Dahm, T., Hjörleifsdóttir, V., Mena Cabrera, B., Milkereit, C., Nooshiri, N., Obermann, A., Racine, R., Rinaldi, A.P., Ritz, V., Sánchez-Pastor, P., Wiemer, S. (2022) Monitoring microseismicity in the Hengill Geothermal Field, Iceland, Scientific Data, 9, 220 doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01339-w pdf 

39. Grab, M., Rinaldi, A., Wenning, Q.C., Hellmann, S., Roques, C., Obermann, A., Maurer, H., Giardini, D., Wiemer, S., Nussbaum, C., Zappone, A. Fluid pressure monitoring during hydraulic testing in faulted Opalinus Clay using seismic velocity observations, Geophysics, 87, 4 doi:10.1190/GEO2021-0713.1 pdf 

38. Nooshiri, N., Bean, C., Dahm, T., Grigoli, F., Kristjánsdóttir, S., Obermann, A., Wiemer, S. A multi-branch, multi-target neural network for rapid point-source inversion in a micro-seismic environment: Examples from the Hengill geothermal field, Iceland, GJI, 229, 999-1016 doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggab511 pdf 

37. Ma, X., Hertrich, M., Amann, F., Bröker, K.,  Gholizadeh Doonechaly, N., Gischig, V., Hochreutener, R., Kästli, P., Krietsch, H., Marti, M.,  Nägeli, B., Nejati, M., Obermann, A., Plenkers, K., Rinaldi, A.P., Shakas, A., Villiger, L., Wenning, Q., Zappone, A., Bethmann, F., Castilla, R., Seberto, F., Meier, P., Driesner, T., Löw, S., Maurer, H., Saar, M.O., Wiemer, S., Giardini D. Multi-disciplinary characterizations of the Bedretto Lab - a unique underground geoscience research facility, Solid Earth, 13, 301-322, doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-301-2022 pdf 

2021

36. Riahi, A.*, Shomali, Z.H., Obermann, A., Kamayestani, A. Simultaneous retrieval of body and surface waves in the Dehdasht area, Iran from the seismic ambient field and the observation of the spurious artefacts, GJI, 227, 1193-1203 pdf 

35. Sánchez-Pastor, P., Obermann, A., Reinsch, T., Ágústsdóttir, T., Hjörleifsdóttir, V., Wiemer, S. Imaging high-temperature geothermal reservoirs with ambient seismic noise tomography, a case study of the Hengill geothermal field, SW Iceland, Geothermics, 96, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2021.102207  pdf 

34. Bianchi, I., Ruigrok, E., Obermann, A., Kissling, E. and the AlpArray-Easi Working Group Moho topography beneath the European Eastern Alps by global-phase seismic interferometry, Solid Earth, 12, 1185-1196,  doi: 10.5194/se-2020-179 pdf 

33. Obermann, A., Ruigrok, E., Bianchi, I., Hétenyi, G. Constraining the Moho depth below Bhutan with global-phase seismic interferometry, Frontiers in Earth Sciences, doi: 10.3389/feart.2021.658146 pdf 

32. Zappone, A., Rinaldi, A., Grab, M., Wenning, Q., Roques, C., Madonna, C., Obermann, A., Bernasconi, S., Soom, F., Cook, P., Guglielmi, Z., Nussbaum, C., Giardini, D., Wiemer, S., Fault sealing and caprock integrity for CO2 storage: an in-situ injection experiment, Solid Earth, 12, 319-343, doi: 10.5194/se-12-319-2021 pdf 

2020

31. Rossi, C., Grigoli, F., Cesca, S., Heimann, S., Gasperini, P., Hjörleifsdóttir, V., Dahm, T., Bean, C., Wiemer, S., Scarabello, L., Nooshiri, N., Clinton, J., Obermann, A., Ágústsson, K., Ágústsdóttir, T. Full-Waveform based methods for microseismic monitoring operations: An application to natural and induced seismicity in the Hengill geothermal area, Iceland, Advances in Geosciences, 54, 129-136, doi: 10.5194/adgeo-54-129-2020. pdf

30. Molinari, I., Obermann, A., Kissling, E., Hetényi, G., Boschi, L., and the AlpArray-Easi Working Group, 3D crustal structure of the Eastern Alpine region from ambient noise tomography, Results in Geophysical Sciences, 1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ringps.2020.100006 pdf 

29. Duran, A.*, Planès, T., Obermann, A. Coda-wave decorrelation sensitivity kernels in 2D  elastic media: a numerical approach, GJI, 223, 934-943, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggaa357 pdf

28. Karyono, K., Obermann, A., Nugraha, F., Sudradjat, A., Syafri, I., Abdurrokhim, The deep subsurface structure beneath Lusi and the adjacent volcanic chain inferred from local travel-time tomography, JVGR, 400, 1-6, doi: 10.1016/j.volgeores.2020.106919 pdf          

27. Atunes, V.*, Planès, T., Zahradnik, J., Obermann, A., Alivizuri, C., Carrier, A., Lupi, M. Seismotectonics and 1D velocity model of the Greater Geneva Basin, France-Switzerland, GJI, 221, 2026-2047, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggaa129 pdf      

26. Planès, T., Obermann, A., Atunes, V., Lupi, M.  Ambient-noise tomography of the Greater Geneva Basin in a geothermal exploration context. GJI, 220(1), 370-383, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggz457 pdf

2019

25. Gischig, V., Amann, F., Bethmann, F., Brixel, B., Doetsch, J., Gholizadeh Doonechaly, N., Driesner, T., Dutler, N., Evans, K., Hertrich, M., Jalali, M., Kittilä, A., Krietsch, H., Loew, S., Ma, X., Maurer, H., Meier, P., Nejati, M., Obermann, A., Saar, M., Valley, B., Villiger, L., Wiemer, S., Giardini, D. Hydraulic stimulation and fluid circulation experiments in underground laboratories: stepping up the scale towards engineered geothermal systems, Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment pdf

24. Obermann, A., Hillers, G. Seismic Time-Lapse Interferometry across Scales, Advances in Geophysics, Vol 60, doi: 10.1016/bs.agph.2019.06.001 pdf

23. Sánchez-Pastor, P*., Obermann, A., Schimmel, M., Weemstra, C., Verdel, A., Jousset, P. Short- and long-term variations in the Reykjanes geothermal reservoir from seismic noise interferometry, GRL, 46, 5788-5798, doi:10.1029/2019GL082352 pdf

22. Obermann, A., Molinari, I., Métaxian, J.P., Grigoli, F., Strauch, W., Wiemer, S. Structure of Masaya and Momotombo volcano, Nicaragua, investigated with a temporary seismic network. JVGR, 379, 1-11 pdf

21. Obermann, A., Planès, T., Larose, E., Campillo, M. 4-D imaging of subsurface changes with coda waves: numerical studies of 3-D combined sensitivity kernels and applications to the Mw7.9, 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, PAGEOPH, doi: 10.1007/s00024-018-2014-7 pdf

2018

20. Sánchez-Pastor, P.*, Obermann, A., Schimmel, M. Detecting and locating precursory signals during the 2011 El Hierro, Canary Islands, submarine eruption, GRL, 45(10), 288-297, doi: 10.1029/2018GL079550 pdf

19. Lupi, M., Mazzini, A.,  Sciarra, A., Collegno, M., Schmid, D., Husein, A., Obermann, A.,  Karyono, K. Enhanced hydrothermal processes at the new-born Lusi eruptive system, Indonesia, JVGR, 366, 47-57 pdf

18. Gonzalez-Vidal, D.*, Obermann, A., Tassara, A., Bataille, K., Lupi, M.  Crustal model of the Southern Central Andes derived from ambient seismic noise Rayleigh-wave tomography, Tectonophysics, doi: 10.1016/j.tecto.2018.07.004 pdf

17. Gischig, V.S., Doetsch, J., Maurer, H., Krietsch, H., Amann, F., Evans, K.F., Nejati, M., Jalali, M., Valley, B., Obermann, A., Wiemer, S., Giardini, D.  On the link between stress field and small-scale hydraulic fracture growth in anisotropic rock derived from micro seismicity, Solid Earth, 9, 36-61, doi: 10.5194/se-9-39-2018 pdf

16. Obermann, A., Karyono, K.*, Diehl, T., Lupi, M., Mazzini, A. Seismicity at Lusi and the adjacent volcanic complex, Java, Indonesia, Marine and Petroleum Geology, Vol 90, 149-156, doi: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2017.07.033 pdf

2017

15. Fallahi, M., Obermann, A., Lupi, M., Karyono, K., Mazzini, A. The plumbing system feeding the Lusi eruption revealed by ambient noise tomography, JGR, 122 (10), 8200-8213, doi: 10.1002/2017JB014592 pdf

14. Mauri, G., Husein, A., Mazzini, A., Karyono, K., Obermann , A., Bertrand, G., Lupi, M., Prasetyo, H., Hadi, S., Miller, S., Constraints on density changes in the funnel-shaped caldera inferred from gravity monitoring of the Lusi mud eruption, Marine and Petroleum Geology, doi: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2017.06.030  pdf

13. Singer, J.*, Obermann, A., Kissling, E., Fang, H., Hetényi, G., Grujic, D. Along-strike variations in the Himalayan orogenic wedge structure in Bhutan from ambient seismic noise tomography, G-Cubed, 18 (4), 1483-1498, doi:10.1002/2016GC006742 pdf

12. Karyono, K.*, Obermann, A., Lupi, M., Masturyono, M., Hadi, S., Syafri, I., Abdurrokhim, A., Mazzini, A. Lusi, a clastic dominated geysering system in Indonesia recently explored by surface and subsurface observations, Terra Nova, 29(1), 13-19, doi: 10.1111/ter.12239  pdf

2016 

11. Obermann, A., Planès, T., Hadziioannou, C., Campillo, M. Lapse-time dependent coda wave depth sensitivity to local velocity perturbations in 3-D heterogeneous elastic media, Geophysical Journal International, 207, 59-66, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggw264  pdf

10. Florent, B., Rivet, D., Obermann, A., Nakata, N., Boué, P., Lecocq, T., Campillo, M., Shapiro, N., 4-D Noise-Based Seismology at Volcanoes: Ongoing Efforts and Perspectives,  Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 321, 182-195, doi: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2016.04.036 pdf

9. Zhang, Y., Planès, T., Larose, E., Obermann, A., Rospars, C., Moreau, G., Remote diffuse ultrasound monitoring of stress and damage development on a 15-ton concrete beam, JASA, 139(4), doi: 10.1121/1.4945097  pdf

8. Obermann, A., Lupi, M., Mordret, A., Jakobsdóttir, S., Miller, S. 3D-ambient noise Rayleigh wave tomography of Snæfellsjökull volcano, Iceland, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 317, 42-52, doi: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2016.02.013 pdf

2015 

7. Larose, E., Obermann, A., Digelescu, A, Planès, T., Chaix, J.F, Mazerolle F., Moreau, G., Locating and characterizing a crack in concrete with LOCADIFF: a four-point bending test, JASA, 138 (1), 232-241, doi: 10.1121/1.4922330 pdf

6. Hillers,G., Husen, S., Obermann, A., Planès, T., Campillo, M., Larose, E., Noise based monitoring and imaging of aseismic transient deformations induced by the 2006 Basel reservoir stimulations,  Geophysics, 80, 4, doi: 10.1190/GEO2014-0455.1 pdf

5. Obermann, A., Kraft, T., Larose, E., Wiemer, S., Potential of ambient seismic noise techniques to monitor reservoir dynamics at the St. Gallen geothermal site (Switzerland), JGR , 120 (6), 4301-4316, doi: 10.1002/2014JB011817 pdf

2014

4. Obermann, A., Froment, B., Campillo, M., Larose, E., Planès, T., Valette, B. Chen, J.H., Liu, Q.Y., Seismic noise correlations to image structural and mechanical changes associated with the Mw7.9 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, JGR, 119(4), 3155–3168. doi:10.1002/2013JB010932 pdf

3. Obermann, A., Larose, E., Rossetto, V., Margerin, L., Measuring the scattering mean free path on a volcano from spatial phase decoherence, GJI, 197(1), 435-442 doi:10.1093/gji/ggt514 pdf

2013

2. Obermann, A., Planès, T., Larose, E, Campillo, M., Imaging pre- and co-eruptive structural and mechanical changes of a volcano with ambient seismic noise, JGR, 118, 1-10. doi:10.1002/2013JB010399 pdf

1. Obermann, A., Planès, T., Larose, E., Sens-Schönfelder, C., Campillo, M., Depth sensitivity of seismic coda waves to velocity perturbations in an elastic heterogeneous medium, Geophys. J. Int., 194(1), 372–382. doi: 10.1093/gji/ggt043 pdf

Book chapters

Snieder, R., Duran, A.*, Obermann, A. Locating velocity changes in elastic media with coda wave interferometry, Seismic Ambient Noise, Cambridge University Press (2019) pdf

3-D seismic wave propagation and earthquake rupture: New roads for the forward and inverse problem, book chapter in HPC in science and engineering  pdf

IMAGE: Beyond a standardized workflow for geothermal exploration (2017). doi:10.5281/zenodo.1255214 pdf

Energy from the Earth: Deep Geothermal as a Resource for the Future?  (2015) Hirschberg, S.,  Wiemer, S., Burgherr, P., vdf Hochschulverlag AG, 2014, doi:10.3218/3655-8 pdf 

Technical reports

Giovani, L., Vallocchia, M., Antunes, V., Lupi, M., Obermann, A., Mazzini, M., Sciarra, A., Ricci, T., Moretti, M. Esperimento di sismica passiva per lo studio di dettaglio dei vulcani di fango nella Riserva Naturale Regionale delle Salse di Nirano (Modena), 2017, Rapp. Tec. INGV, 382: 1-28, pdf

Gischig, V., Bethmann, F., Hertrich, M., Wiemer, S., Mignan, A., Broccardo, M., Villiger, L., Obermann, A., & Diehl, T. (2019). Induced seismic hazard and risk analysis of hydraulic stimulation experiments at the Bedretto Underground Laboratory for Geosciences and Geoenergies (BULGG). ETH Zurich. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000384348 pdf 

Gischig, V., Jalali, M., Amman, F., Krietsch, H., Klepikova, M. Esposito, S., Broccardo, M., Obermann, A., Mignan, A., Doetsch, J., Madonna, C. (2016) Impact of the ISC Experiment at the Grimsel Test Site - Assessment of Potential Seismic Hazard and Disturbances to nearby experiments and the KWO infrastructure, 2016-05, doi: 10.3929/ethz-b-000189973 pdf

Conference papers

Goertz-Allmann, B., Langet, N., Baird, A., Kühn, D., Wu, S.-M., Sánchez-Pastor, P., Obermann, A. (2023) How Microseismic Can Contribute To Targeting Superhot EGS Wells At Hengill, Iceland, GRC Transactions, Vol.47 pdf 

Hjörleifsdóttir, V., Kolker, A., Hokstad, K., Stefánsson, A., Obermann, A., Dobson, P., Sonnenthal, E., Goertz-Allman, B., Vandyukova, E., Souque, C., Benediktsdóttir, A., Árni Guðnason, E., Dahm, T., Sörlie, C. (2023) DErisking Exploration for geothermal Plays in magmatic Environments – Results and Perspectives from the DEEPEN Project, GRC Transactions, Vol.47 pdf 

Gholizadeh Doonechaly, N., Bröker, K., Ma, X., Scarabello, L., Villiger, L., Wenning, Q., Rinaldi, A.P., Clasen Repollés, V., Shakas, A., Hertrich, M., Obermann, A., Plenkers, K., Maurer, H., Wiemer, S., Giardini, D. and the BedrettoLab Team (2023) Flow Path Alterations during Hydraulic Stimulation at Bedretto Underground Laboratory for Geosciences and Geoenergies, GRC Transactions, Vol.47pdf 

Bröker, K., Ma, X., Gholizadeh Doonechaly, N., Hertrich, M., Hansruedi, M., Giardini, D., Rinaldi, A.P, Repollés, V., Obermann, A. & Wiemer, S. (2023). Hydro-Geomechanical Observations During Multistage Hydraulic Stimulation at the Bedretto Underground Laboratory, Switzerland. In ARMA US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. ARMA. pdf  

Stork, A., Poletto, F., Draganov, D., Janssen, M., Hassing, S., Meneghini, F., Böhm, G., David, A., Farina, B., Schleifer, A., Durucan, S., Brynjarsson, B., Hjörleifsdóttir, V., Perry, W., van Otten, G., Barnhoorn, A., Wolf, K.- H., Korre, A., Bos, J., Bellezza, C., Chalari, A., Obermann, A. & Sánchez-Pastor, P. (2022) Monitoring CO2 injection with passive and active seismic surveys: Case study from the Hellisheiði geothermal field, Iceland. Proceedings of the 16th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT-16) 23-24 Oct 2022 https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4273044 pdf 

Bellezza, C., Barison, E., Farina, B., Poletto, F., Meneghini, F., Böhm, G., Draganov, D., Janssen, M., Otten, G., Stork, A., Chalari, A., Bos, J., Perry, W., Barnhoorh, A., Korre, A., Durucan, S., Brynjarsson, B., Hjörleifsdóttir, V., Schleifer, A., Obermann, A., & Sánchez-Pastor, P. (2023). Seismic monitoring of CO2 injection: A multidisciplinary processing approach. Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2023.                                          

Hertrich, M.,  B. Brixel;  K. Broeker;  T. Driesner;  N. Gholizadeh;  D. Giardini;  D. Jordan;  H. Krietsch;  S. Loew;  X. Ma;  H. Maurer; M. Nejati;  K. Plenkers;  M. Rast;  M. Saar;  A. Shakas;  R. van Limborgh;  L. Villiger;  Q. C. Wenning;  F. Ciardo;  P. Kaestli; A. Obermann;  A. P. Rinaldi;  S. Wiemer;  A. Zappone;  F. Bethmann;  R. Castilla;  F. Christe;  B. Dyer;  D. Karvounis;  P. Meier; F. Serbeto;  F. Amann;  V. Gischig;  B. Valley Characterization, Hydraulic Stimulation, and Fluid Circulation Experiments in the Bedretto Underground Laboratory for Geosciences and Geoenergies, ARMA US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. ARMA, 2021.pdf 

Obermann, A. and Wiemer, S. Potential of ambient noise techniques to monitor injection induced subsurface changes. 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Santiago, Chile, 2017

Weemstra, C., Obermann, A., Verdel, A., Paap, B., Blanck, H., Gudnason, E.A., Hersir, G.P., Jousset, P. , Sigurdson, O, Time-lapse seismic imaging of the Reykjanes geothermal reservoir, European Geothermal Congress, Strasbourg, 2016 pdf

Pazos, A., Palacios, M.C., Ruano, R., Obermann, A., Quijano, J., Davila, J.M., Buforn, E., Fichtner, A., Cesca, S., Seismic noise in the stations of the Western Mediterranean network, 6a Asemblea Hispano Portuguesa de Geodesia y Geofisica, 2008  pdf

Data Sets

Rosskopf, M., Durand, V., Obermann, A. (2024) Seismic Catalogs for the 2022-2023 Hydraulic Stimulation Experiments at the Bedretto Underground Laboratory, ETH research collection, doi: 10.3929/ethz-b-000658218

Vera Rodriguez, I., Isken, M. P., Dahm, T., Jousset, P., Lamb, O. D., Kristjánsdóttir, S., Jónsdóttir, K., Sanchez-Pastor, P., Clinton, J., Wollin, C., Baird, A. F., Wuestefel, A., Eibl, E. P. S., Goertz-Allmann, B. P., Oye, V., Hjörleifsdóttir, V., Obermann, A., Kraft, T. (2022): Meteoroid studies on DAS and large-N networks: data sets.
https://doi.org/10.5880/GFZ.2.2.2022.002

Outreach activities

2024, March TecDay Kantonsschule Uri

2023, April TecDay Freudenberg, Zurich

2022, May Seniorenuniversität, Zürich, Menschengemachte Erdbeben, ein Fluch oder ein Segen? 

2018, Nov  TecDay Kantonsschule Olten

2018, Jan   TecDay Kantonsschule Sarnen

2017, Sept  Seniorenuniversität, Zürich, Menschengemachte Erdbeben, ein Fluch oder ein Segen? 

2017, May  ASSH Hinwil, Erdbeben in der Schweiz (?) pdf

2016, Sept   Comptoir Suisse, Lausanne, Switzerland : Les tremblements de Terre en Suisse - Quel comportement à adopter en cas de risque sismique?

Invited talks and seminars

2024, April  EGU Vienna, Austria

2023, April Science Faculty, Tohoku University, Japan

2023, April Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Japan

2022, April Summer School on Passive Imaging, Cargèse, France

2020, Nov   Virtual: AGU seminar

2019, Nov   Helsinki University, Finnland

2019, Sept  Summer School on Passive Imaging, Cargèse, France

2018, May   IPGP, Paris, France

2018, April   AAPG, Geothermal Crossover Technologies meeting, Utrecht, Netherlands

2018, Jan    Isterre, Grenoble, France

2017, Dec    Sustec, Shenzhen, China, workshop on 'Frontiers in Studies of Earthquakes and Faults'

2017, Oct     UCL, London, UK

2017, July    Universität Hamburg, Germany

2017, June   SED, ETH Zurich, Adventures in Nicaragua

2017, April    UCLA, Los Angeles, USA, workshop on full wave field inversion

2016, Dec     INETER, Managua, Nicaragua

2016, Nov     Institut für Meteorologie und Geophysik, Universität Wien, Austria

2016, April     CEED, Oslo, Norway

2016, Feb      Brown-bag seminar, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

2015, Dec     AGU, San Francisco, USA

2015, May     LMU, München, Germany

2015, April    Berkeley Seismo Lab, Berkeley, USA

2015, April    IGPP-Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, San Diego, USA  

2015, April     Stanford, Palo Alto, USA

2015, April     USGS, Menlo Park, USA  

2014, Oct      Geothermal seminar, ETH Zurich, Switzerland         

2014, July      AGU-SEG Summer Research workshop, Vancouver, Canada

2014, Jan      Chambéry, France

2014, Jan       ETH Zürich, Switzerland

2013, Dec      Harvard University, Boston, USA