1. Global quieting of high-frequency seismic noise due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures
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Royal Society (UK), German Research Centre for Geosciences, Boğaziçi Üniversity, Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (US), National Science Foundation (US), Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (México), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (Chile), Natural Environment Research Council (UK), University of California, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia), Belgian Science Policy Office, Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg, Lecocq, Thomas [0000-0002-4988-6477], Hicks, Stephen [0000-0002-7476-3284], Noten, Koen Van [0000-0001-8933-4426], Wijk, Kasper van [0000-0003-4994-8030], Plaen, Raphael de [0000-0003-3477-2001], Massin, Frédérick [0000-0002-7532-5139], Hillers, Gregor [0000-0003-2341-1892], Apoloner, Maria-Theresia [0000-0002-4006-1284], Arroyo-Solórzano, Mario [0000-0002-1653-2680], Assink, Jelle [0000-0002-4990-6845], Büyükakpınar, Pinar [0000-0001-8461-674X], Cannata, Andrea [0000-0002-0028-5822], Cannavó, Flavio [0000-0001-7550-8579], Carrasco, Sebastián [0000-0002-6207-8757], Caudron, Corentin [0000-0002-3748-0007], Chaves, Esteban [0000-0002-5724-1513], Cornwell, David G. [0000-0002-9843-7811], Craig, David [0000-0001-9414-1725], Diaz, J. [0000-0003-1801-0541], Donner, Stefanie [0000-0001-7351-8079], Evangelidis, Christos [0000-0001-8733-8984], Evers, Läslo [0000-0003-2825-6211], Fernández, Gonzalo A. [0000-0001-8284-9566], Giannopoulos, Dimitrios [0000-0002-8314-0759], Gibbons, Steven J. [0000-0002-7822-0244], Girona, Társilo [0000-0001-6422-0422], Grecu, Bogdan [0000-0002-7662-996X], Grunberg, Marc [0000-0002-1307-7790], Hetényi, Gyorgy [0000-0001-9036-4761], Horleston, Anna [0000-0002-6748-6522], Inza, Adolfo [0000-0001-5381-9042], Irving, Jessica C. E. [0000-0002-0866-8246], Jamalreyhani, Mohammadreza [0000-0003-4181-7175], Kafka, Alan [0000-0001-6643-1602], Labedz, Celeste [0000-0001-7339-2170], Lindsey, Nathaniel [0000-0001-9522-6683], McKinno, Mika [0000-0002-9274-0377], Megies, Tobias [0000-0002-5033-9921], Miller, Meghan [0000-0001-5494-2296], Minarik, William [0000-0001-5509-5543], Moresi, Louis [0000-0003-3685-174X], Márquez-Ramirez, V. H. [0000-0003-1494-2229], Möllhoff, Martin [0000-0003-1848-1554], Nesbitt, Ian M. [0000-0001-5828-6070], Niyogi, Shankho [0000-0002-8362-4569], Ojeda, Javier [0000-0002-7188-8356], Oth, Adrien [0000-0003-4859-6504], Proud, Simon [0000-0003-3880-6774], Retailleau, Lise [0000-0002-0711-4540], Satriano, Claudio [0000-0002-3039-2530], Savage, Martha [0000-0002-2080-0676], Shani-Kadmiel, Shahar [0000-0003-2215-6164], Sleeman,Reinoud [0000-0002-1928-5056], Sokos, Efthimios [0000-0002-7742-7251], Stott, Alexander [0000-0001-6121-705X], Subedi, Shiba [0000-0002-7009-7333], Sørensen, Mathilde [0000-0002-8589-7480], Taira, Taka'aki [0000-0002-6170-797X], Turhan, Fatih [0000-0003-4612-7421], Pluijm, Ben van der [0000-0001-7737-2791], Vergne, Jérôme [0000-0003-1731-9360], Vuorinen, Tommi A. T. [0000-0002-8186-012X], Warren, Tristram [0000-0003-3877-0046], Wassermann, Joachim [0000-0002-4088-1792], Xiao, Han [0000-0001-8727-8053], Lecocq, Thomas, Hicks, Stephen, Noten, Koen Van, Wijk, Kasper van, Koelemeijer, Paula, Plaen, Raphael de, Massin, Frédérick, Hillers, Gregor, Anthony, Robert E., Apoloner, Maria-Theresia, Arroyo-Solórzano, Mario, Assink, Jelle, Büyükakpınar, Pinar, Cannata, Andrea, Cannavó, Flavio, Carrasco, Sebastián, Caudron, Corentin, Chaves, Esteban, Cornwell, David G., Craig, David, Ouden, Olivier F. C. den, Diaz, J., Donner, Stefanie, Evangelidis, Christos, Evers, Läslo, Fauville, Benoit, Fernández, Gonzalo A., Giannopoulos, Dimitrios, Gibbons, Steven J., Girona, Társilo, Grecu, Bogdan, Grunberg, Marc, Hetényi, Gyorgy, Horleston, Anna, Inza, Adolfo, Irving, Jessica C. E., Jamalreyhani, Mohammadreza, Kafka, Alan, Koymans, Mathijs R., Labedz, Celeste, Larose, Eric, Lindsey, Nathaniel, McKinno, Mika, Megies, Tobias, Miller, Meghan, Minarik, William, Moresi, Louis, Márquez-Ramirez, V. H., Möllhoff, Martin, Nesbitt, Ian M., Niyogi, Shankho, Ojeda, Javier, Oth, Adrien, Proud, Simon, Pulli, Jay, Retailleau, Lise, Rintamäki, Annukka E., Satriano, Claudio, Savage, Martha, Shani-Kadmiel, Shahar, Sleeman,Reinoud, Sokos, Efthimios, Stott, Alexander, Subedi, Shiba, Sørensen, Mathilde, Taira, Taka'aki, Tapia, Mar, Turhan, Fatih, Pluijm, Ben van der, Vergne, Jérôme, Vuorinen, Tommi A. T., Warren, Tristram, Wassermann, Joachim, Xiao, Han, Royal Society (UK), German Research Centre for Geosciences, Boğaziçi Üniversity, Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (US), National Science Foundation (US), Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (México), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (Chile), Natural Environment Research Council (UK), University of California, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia), Belgian Science Policy Office, Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg, Lecocq, Thomas [0000-0002-4988-6477], Hicks, Stephen [0000-0002-7476-3284], Noten, Koen Van [0000-0001-8933-4426], Wijk, Kasper van [0000-0003-4994-8030], Plaen, Raphael de [0000-0003-3477-2001], Massin, Frédérick [0000-0002-7532-5139], Hillers, Gregor [0000-0003-2341-1892], Apoloner, Maria-Theresia [0000-0002-4006-1284], Arroyo-Solórzano, Mario [0000-0002-1653-2680], Assink, Jelle [0000-0002-4990-6845], Büyükakpınar, Pinar [0000-0001-8461-674X], Cannata, Andrea [0000-0002-0028-5822], Cannavó, Flavio [0000-0001-7550-8579], Carrasco, Sebastián [0000-0002-6207-8757], Caudron, Corentin [0000-0002-3748-0007], Chaves, Esteban [0000-0002-5724-1513], Cornwell, David G. [0000-0002-9843-7811], Craig, David [0000-0001-9414-1725], Diaz, J. [0000-0003-1801-0541], Donner, Stefanie [0000-0001-7351-8079], Evangelidis, Christos [0000-0001-8733-8984], Evers, Läslo [0000-0003-2825-6211], Fernández, Gonzalo A. [0000-0001-8284-9566], Giannopoulos, Dimitrios [0000-0002-8314-0759], Gibbons, Steven J. [0000-0002-7822-0244], Girona, Társilo [0000-0001-6422-0422], Grecu, Bogdan [0000-0002-7662-996X], Grunberg, Marc [0000-0002-1307-7790], Hetényi, Gyorgy [0000-0001-9036-4761], Horleston, Anna [0000-0002-6748-6522], Inza, Adolfo [0000-0001-5381-9042], Irving, Jessica C. E. [0000-0002-0866-8246], Jamalreyhani, Mohammadreza [0000-0003-4181-7175], Kafka, Alan [0000-0001-6643-1602], Labedz, Celeste [0000-0001-7339-2170], Lindsey, Nathaniel [0000-0001-9522-6683], McKinno, Mika [0000-0002-9274-0377], Megies, Tobias [0000-0002-5033-9921], Miller, Meghan [0000-0001-5494-2296], Minarik, William [0000-0001-5509-5543], Moresi, Louis [0000-0003-3685-174X], Márquez-Ramirez, V. H. [0000-0003-1494-2229], Möllhoff, Martin [0000-0003-1848-1554], Nesbitt, Ian M. [0000-0001-5828-6070], Niyogi, Shankho [0000-0002-8362-4569], Ojeda, Javier [0000-0002-7188-8356], Oth, Adrien [0000-0003-4859-6504], Proud, Simon [0000-0003-3880-6774], Retailleau, Lise [0000-0002-0711-4540], Satriano, Claudio [0000-0002-3039-2530], Savage, Martha [0000-0002-2080-0676], Shani-Kadmiel, Shahar [0000-0003-2215-6164], Sleeman,Reinoud [0000-0002-1928-5056], Sokos, Efthimios [0000-0002-7742-7251], Stott, Alexander [0000-0001-6121-705X], Subedi, Shiba [0000-0002-7009-7333], Sørensen, Mathilde [0000-0002-8589-7480], Taira, Taka'aki [0000-0002-6170-797X], Turhan, Fatih [0000-0003-4612-7421], Pluijm, Ben van der [0000-0001-7737-2791], Vergne, Jérôme [0000-0003-1731-9360], Vuorinen, Tommi A. T. [0000-0002-8186-012X], Warren, Tristram [0000-0003-3877-0046], Wassermann, Joachim [0000-0002-4088-1792], Xiao, Han [0000-0001-8727-8053], Lecocq, Thomas, Hicks, Stephen, Noten, Koen Van, Wijk, Kasper van, Koelemeijer, Paula, Plaen, Raphael de, Massin, Frédérick, Hillers, Gregor, Anthony, Robert E., Apoloner, Maria-Theresia, Arroyo-Solórzano, Mario, Assink, Jelle, Büyükakpınar, Pinar, Cannata, Andrea, Cannavó, Flavio, Carrasco, Sebastián, Caudron, Corentin, Chaves, Esteban, Cornwell, David G., Craig, David, Ouden, Olivier F. C. den, Diaz, J., Donner, Stefanie, Evangelidis, Christos, Evers, Läslo, Fauville, Benoit, Fernández, Gonzalo A., Giannopoulos, Dimitrios, Gibbons, Steven J., Girona, Társilo, Grecu, Bogdan, Grunberg, Marc, Hetényi, Gyorgy, Horleston, Anna, Inza, Adolfo, Irving, Jessica C. E., Jamalreyhani, Mohammadreza, Kafka, Alan, Koymans, Mathijs R., Labedz, Celeste, Larose, Eric, Lindsey, Nathaniel, McKinno, Mika, Megies, Tobias, Miller, Meghan, Minarik, William, Moresi, Louis, Márquez-Ramirez, V. H., Möllhoff, Martin, Nesbitt, Ian M., Niyogi, Shankho, Ojeda, Javier, Oth, Adrien, Proud, Simon, Pulli, Jay, Retailleau, Lise, Rintamäki, Annukka E., Satriano, Claudio, Savage, Martha, Shani-Kadmiel, Shahar, Sleeman,Reinoud, Sokos, Efthimios, Stott, Alexander, Subedi, Shiba, Sørensen, Mathilde, Taira, Taka'aki, Tapia, Mar, Turhan, Fatih, Pluijm, Ben van der, Vergne, Jérôme, Vuorinen, Tommi A. T., Warren, Tristram, Wassermann, Joachim, and Xiao, Han
- Abstract
Human activity causes vibrations that propagate into the ground as high-frequency seismic waves. Measures to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread changes in human activity, leading to a months-long reduction in seismic noise of up to 50%. The 2020 seismic noise quiet period is the longest and most prominent global anthropogenic seismic noise reduction on record. While the reduction is strongest at surface seismometers in populated areas, this seismic quiescence extends for many kilometers radially and hundreds of meters in depth. This provides an opportunity to detect subtle signals from subsurface seismic sources that would have been concealed in noisier times and to benchmark sources of anthropogenic noise. A strong correlation between seismic noise and independent measurements of human mobility suggests that seismology provides an absolute, real-time estimate of population dynamics.
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- 2020