Job Description

• The intern will be integrated into the PHYSICS and HYDRO teams of the UMR EMMAH.
• The teams focus on the propagation of mechanical or seismic waves in various environments and scales, within the context of water resource management in a changing global environment.
• Mediterranean agricultural areas are facing increasing water resource tensions, with recent water scarcity periods potentially worsening due to projected climate changes.
• The use of seismic waves to characterize water storage in agricultural soils and associated processes is being considered.
• Utilizing seismic noise correlation methods allows for virtual source creation, enabling subsurface imaging with repeatability over time for various geological structure monitoring applications.
• The research question revolves around whether information on water storage in the subsurface can be inferred from seismic noise recordings generated by human activities.
• Scientific literature indicates correlations between seismic velocity variations in noise recordings and groundwater level fluctuations.
• The internship involves testing this approach in an agricultural plot surrounded by busy roads in Avignon to explore potential correlations with groundwater fluctuations and unsaturated zone water content.
• This interdisciplinary internship between INRAE and Avignon University offers a unique opportunity to blend modern physics techniques with water resource management in a changing climate context.
• It provides exposure to multidisciplinary research, hands-on experience in instrumentation, field data acquisition, signal processing, and advanced petrophysical modeling skills.