Global quieting of high-frequency seismic noise due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures

T Lecocq, SP Hicks, K Van Noten, K Van Wijk… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Human activity causes vibrations that propagate into the ground as high-frequency seismic
waves. Measures to mitigate the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of coronavirus lockdowns on the ambient seismic noise levels in Gujarat, northwest India

KS Roy, J Sharma, S Kumar, MR Kumar - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The Covid-19 pandemic created havoc and forced lockdowns in almost all the countries
worldwide, to inhibit social spreading. In India as well, as a precautionary measure …

[HTML][HTML] Seismic monitoring of urban activity in Barcelona during COVID-19 lockdown

J Diaz, M Ruiz, JA Jara - Solid Earth Discussions, 2020 - se.copernicus.org
During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, the city of Barcelona was covered by a dense
seismic network consisting of up to 19 seismic sensors. This network has provided an …

Urban Running Activity Detected Using a Seismic Sensor during COVID‐19 Pandemic

Y Zhao, YE Li, E Nilot, G Fang - … Society of America, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Human foot traffic in urban environments provides essential information for city planners to
manage the urban resources and urban residents to plan their activities. Compared to …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping the basement of the Cerdanya Basin (eastern Pyrenees) using seismic ambient noise

J Díaz, S Ventosa, M Schimmel, M Ruiz, A Macau… - Solid Earth, 2023 - se.copernicus.org
Ambient seismic noise acquired in the Cerdanya Basin (eastern Pyrenees) is used to assess
the capability of different methodologies to map the geometry of a small-scale sedimentary …

[HTML][HTML] Seismic noise variability as an indicator of urban mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Santiago metropolitan region, Chile

J Ojeda, S Ruiz - Solid Earth, 2021 - se.copernicus.org
On 3 March 2020, the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Chile. Since then, the Ministry
of Health has imposed mobility restrictions, a global policy implemented to mitigate the …

[HTML][HTML] Unprecedented quiescence in resource development area allows detection of long-lived latent seismicity

RO Salvage, DW Eaton - Solid Earth Discussions, 2020 - se.copernicus.org
Recent seismicity in Alberta and British Columbia has been attributed to ongoing oil and gas
development in the area, due to its temporal and spatial correlation. Prior to such …

The effect of 2020 COVID-19 lockdown measures on seismic noise recorded in Romania

B Grecu, F Borleanu, A Tiganescu, N Poiata… - Solid Earth …, 2021 - se.copernicus.org
After the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2019,
Romania followed the example of many other countries and imposed a series of restrictive …

[HTML][HTML] Sensing Human Activity of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area by Ambient Seismic Noise

L Chen, S Xia - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Effective monitoring of human activity in urban areas is essential for social stability and
urban development. Traditional monitoring methods include wearable devices, survey …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing stalagmites' eigenfrequencies by combining in situ vibration measurements and finite element modeling based on 3D scans

A Martin, T Lecocq, KG Hinzen, T Camelbeeck, Y Quinif… - Geosciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Broken or deformed speleothems have been used as indicators of paleo-earthquakes since
the 1990s; however, a causal link is difficult to prove except for some thin speleothems. In …