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Toward High‐Resolution Period‐Dependent Seismic Monitoring of Tropical Cyclones

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Pioneering work in the midtwentieth century laid the foundation for our understanding of secondary microseism generation by tropical cyclones. Yet, tracking their sources and linking them to the mechanisms that… Click to show full abstract

Pioneering work in the midtwentieth century laid the foundation for our understanding of secondary microseism generation by tropical cyclones. Yet, tracking their sources and linking them to the mechanisms that generate these signals remain challenging. Here, we successfully retrieve the seismic sources associated with Typhoon Ioke (2006) with an unprecedented 3‐hr resolution and in the entire secondary microseism period band (T= 2–9 s). Our results indicate that the seismic sources follow the tropical cyclone at a constant distance from its center, corresponding to 34‐kt winds. We also assess the link between the generation of the long‐period secondary microseism signals and the increase of the typhoon propagation speed. This accurate location of seismic sources may provide a new data set for imaging the Earth's interior and allow for new insights on the interaction between the atmosphere, the ocean, and the solid Earth.

Keywords: resolution; tropical cyclones; secondary microseism; period; seismic sources; toward high

Journal Title: Geophysical Research Letters
Year Published: 2019

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