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Integration of microseism, wavemeter buoy, HF radar and hindcast data to analyze the Mediterranean cyclone Helios
Alfio Marco Borzì
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Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche ed Ambientali – Sezione di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Catania, 95127 Catania, Italy
Vittorio Minio
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia – Osservatorio Etneo, 95125 Catania, Italy
Raphael De Plaen
Seismology-Gravimetry, Royal Observatory of Belgium, 1180 Brussels, Belgium
Thomas Lecocq
Seismology-Gravimetry, Royal Observatory of Belgium, 1180 Brussels, Belgium
Salvatore Alparone
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia – Osservatorio Etneo, 95125 Catania, Italy
Salvatore Aronica
Institute for the study of anthropic impacts and sustainability in the marine environment, National Research Council (IAS-CNR), 00185 Roma, Italy
Flavio Cannavò
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia – Osservatorio Etneo, 95125 Catania, Italy
Fulvio Capodici
Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Bd. 8, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Giuseppe Ciraolo
Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Bd. 8, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Sebastiano D'Amico
Department of Geosciences, University of Malta, MSD 2080 Msida, Malta
Danilo Contrafatto
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia – Osservatorio Etneo, 95125 Catania, Italy
Giuseppe Di Grazia
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia – Osservatorio Etneo, 95125 Catania, Italy
Ignazio Fontana
Institute for the study of anthropic impacts and sustainability in the marine environment, National Research Council (IAS-CNR), 00185 Roma, Italy
Giovanni Giacalone
Institute for the study of anthropic impacts and sustainability in the marine environment, National Research Council (IAS-CNR), 00185 Roma, Italy
Graziano Larocca
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia – Osservatorio Etneo, 95125 Catania, Italy
Carlo Lo Re
Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), via Vitaliano Brancati 48, 00144 Rome, Italy
Giorgio Manno
Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Bd. 8, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Gabriele Nardone
Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), via Vitaliano Brancati 48, 00144 Rome, Italy
Arianna Orasi
Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), via Vitaliano Brancati 48, 00144 Rome, Italy
Marco Picone
Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), via Vitaliano Brancati 48, 00144 Rome, Italy
Giovanni Scicchitano
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geoambientali, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70125 Bari, Italy
Andrea Cannata
Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche ed Ambientali – Sezione di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Catania, 95127 Catania, Italy
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia – Osservatorio Etneo, 95125 Catania, Italy
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Short summary
In this work, we study a Mediterranean cyclone that occurred in February 2023 and its relationship with a particular seismic signal called microseism. By integrating the data recorded by seismic stations, satellites, HF radar and wavemeter buoy we are able to obtain information about this event. We show how an innovative monitoring system of the Mediterranean cyclones can be designed by integrating microseism information with other techniques routinely used to study meteorological phenomena.
In this work, we study a Mediterranean cyclone that occurred in February 2023 and its...
