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Current-generated noise recorded on ocean bottom seismometers

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High-amplitude, anrrow band noise that correlates with periods of high ocean bottom currents and the tidal cycle is occasionally observed on ocean bottom seismometers (OBS). The geophones on OBSs of different configurations are not equally sensitive to this noise and hydrophones are almost unaffected. With a suitable design, it should be possible to eliminate this noise problem.

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  1. Hawaii Institute of Geophysics, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 96822, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

    Frederick K. Duennebier, Grant Blackinton & George H. Sutton

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Hawaii Institute of Geophysics Contribution No. 1173

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Duennebier, F.K., Blackinton, G. & Sutton, G.H. Current-generated noise recorded on ocean bottom seismometers. Mar Geophys Res 5, 109–115 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00310316

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