Ocean waves induce the power peak in the seismic ground motion seen everywhere in the world between 0.03 and ~ 1 Hz, defning the seismic noise baseline. The precise generation mechanisms are well understood, and the dependence of seismic noise on sea weather has been precisely quantifed using long-term time series. However, this knowledge has never been exploited to forecast the seismic noise background. Here we report the prediction of the seismic noise spectrum around 1 Hz at the Low-Noise Underground Laboratory (LSBB) in Rustrel, for up to 16 days in advance, limited by the time span of sea weather forecasts. We frst characterize the dependence of the seismic noise at the LSBB on the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean weather, using buoy data for 2020–2021. We exploit signifcant correlation in the 0.15 Hz < f < 2.5 Hz frequency band to make predictions, converting sea weather forecasts into seismic noise forecasts. The expected seismic background noise can be used to optimize the performance and running costs of scientifc and industrial activities, by scheduling them during quiet intervals or adopting adaptive data analysis techniques to identify target signals in the predicted noise.

Bertoldi, A., Gaffet, S., Prevedelli, M., Smith, D.A. (2024). Forecasting ocean wave-induced seismic noise. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 14(1), 1-8 [10.1038/s41598-024-71628-4].

Forecasting ocean wave-induced seismic noise

Prevedelli, Marco;
2024

Abstract

Ocean waves induce the power peak in the seismic ground motion seen everywhere in the world between 0.03 and ~ 1 Hz, defning the seismic noise baseline. The precise generation mechanisms are well understood, and the dependence of seismic noise on sea weather has been precisely quantifed using long-term time series. However, this knowledge has never been exploited to forecast the seismic noise background. Here we report the prediction of the seismic noise spectrum around 1 Hz at the Low-Noise Underground Laboratory (LSBB) in Rustrel, for up to 16 days in advance, limited by the time span of sea weather forecasts. We frst characterize the dependence of the seismic noise at the LSBB on the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean weather, using buoy data for 2020–2021. We exploit signifcant correlation in the 0.15 Hz < f < 2.5 Hz frequency band to make predictions, converting sea weather forecasts into seismic noise forecasts. The expected seismic background noise can be used to optimize the performance and running costs of scientifc and industrial activities, by scheduling them during quiet intervals or adopting adaptive data analysis techniques to identify target signals in the predicted noise.
2024
Bertoldi, A., Gaffet, S., Prevedelli, M., Smith, D.A. (2024). Forecasting ocean wave-induced seismic noise. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 14(1), 1-8 [10.1038/s41598-024-71628-4].
Bertoldi, Andrea; Gaffet, Stéphane; Prevedelli, Marco; Smith, David A.
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