Ocean and atmospheric microseisms are generated by ocean wave interactions on the sea floor.
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Ocean and atmospheric microseisms are generated by ocean wave interactions on the sea floor, a phenomenon well-documented by seismic and oceanographic studies.
Evidence for · 4
Distributed sensing of microseisms and teleseisms with submarine dark fibers.
2019 · cited by 79
Paper [0] observes how opposing groups of ocean surface gravity waves generate double-frequency seismic waves on the sea floor, confirming classic microseism generation theories.
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More for · 3
How deep ocean-land coupling controls the generation of secondary microseism Love waves
2021 · cited by 21
Paper [2] discusses how wind-driven ocean wave-wave interactions produce continuous Earth vibrations at the seafloor known as secondary microseisms.
Monitoring ocean currents during the passage of Typhoon Muifa using optical-fiber distributed acoustic sensing.
2024 · cited by 9
Paper [5] notes that microseismic noise is induced by ocean surface gravity waves during major marine weather events.
Ambient seismic wave field.
2017 · cited by 8
Paper [6] states that the ambient seismic wave field, including primary and secondary microseisms, is primarily excited by oceanic gravity waves and pressure fluctuations acting on the sea floor.