microseisms

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• Microseism — In seismology, a microseism is defined as a faint earth tremor caused by natural phenomena.[1][2] The term is most commonly used to refer to the dominant background seismic noise signal on Earth, which are mostly composed of Rayleigh waves and… …   Wikipedia

• Microbarom — In acoustics, microbaroms, also known as the voice of the sea ,[1][2] are a class of atmospheric infrasonic waves generated in marine storms[3][4] by a non linear interaction of ocean surface waves with the atmosphere …   Wikipedia

• earthquake — /errth kwayk /, n. 1. a series of vibrations induced in the earth s crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating. 2. something that is severely disruptive; upheaval. [1300 50; ME erthequake …   Universalium

• Michael S. Longuet-Higgins — Michael Selwyn Longuet Higgins Born 1925 Lenham, England Fields Mathematics …   Wikipedia

• Clapotis — Incoming wave (red) reflected at the wall produces the outgoing wave (blue), both being overlaid resulting in the clapotis (black). In hydrodynamics, the clapotis (from French: lapping of water ) is a non breaking standing wave pattern, caused… …   Wikipedia

• seismograph — seismographic /suyz meuh graf ik, suys /, seismographical, adj. /suyz meuh graf , grahf , suys /, n. any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes. [1855 60; SEISMO + GRAPH] * * * Introduction… …   Universalium

• Timoteo Bertelli — (* 26. Oktober 1826 in Bologna; † 6. Februar 1905 in Florenz) war ein italienischer römisch katholischer Geistlicher, Mathematiker und Geophysiker. Er ist vor allem wegen seiner Arbeiten zu den Eigenschwingungen der Erde bekannt. Der Sohn eines… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Microseismology — Mi cro*seis*mol o*gy, n. [Microseiem + logy.] Science or study of microseisms. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Microseismometer — Mi cro*seis*mom e*ter, n. [Microseism + meter.] A seismometer for measuring amplitudes or periods, or both, of microseisms. {Mi cro*seis*mom e*try}, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Microseismometry — Microseismometer Mi cro*seis*mom e*ter, n. [Microseism + meter.] A seismometer for measuring amplitudes or periods, or both, of microseisms. {Mi cro*seis*mom e*try}, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Maurice Ewing — in 1948. Photo courtesy Columbia University Born May 12 …   Wikipedia