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Cessaro & Chan 1989
Cessaro, R.K. and Chan, W.W. (1989). Wide-angle triangulation array study of simultaneous primary microseism sources. Journal of Geophysical Research 94: doi: 10.1029/89JB01218. issn: 0148-0227.

Persistent low frequency noise between 10 and 200 mHz due to storm systems is commonly observed as microseisms on seismic records from land and ocean bottom detectors. We report on an analysis of 20-second microseisms recorded simultaneously on two land-based long-period arrays (the Alaskan Long Period Array and the Large Aperture Seismic Array) during November 1973. Azimuths of approach are determined by applying frequency wave-number analysis and beam-forming techniques to coherent bandpass-filtered samples of the microseismic field noise recorded by the arrays. Microseismic source azimuths exhibit sufficient stability over periods of one hour to permit determination of reliable source locations by triangulation with the two arrays. Locations for two microseism noise sources associated with two separate Atlantic and Pacific pelagic storms were found simultaneously with these methods. In both cases, the microseismic noise source appears to be associated with nearshore processes. Although the gross spectral character of the microseisms displays the commonly observed primary- and double-frequency microseism peaks; slight spectral differences are apparent for the two noise sources. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1989

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Seismology, Seismicity and seismotectonics, Geodesy and Gravity, Local gravity anomalies and crustal structure
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