S Wave Microseism

S Wave Microseism

X-raying the Earth with waves from stormy weather 'bombs'

Using a detection network based in Japan, scientists have uncovered a rare type of deep-earth tremor that they attribute to a distant North Atlantic storm called a 'weather bomb.' The discovery marks the first time scientists have observed this particular tremor, known as an S wave microseism. Ref. Source 8a.