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BOTH infrasonic air pressure waves with periods of 4–6 sec, known as microbaroms1, and seismic ground waves or microseisms, are generated within marine cyclonic storms. This communication considers briefly the origin of microbaroms and their relationship to microseisms and describes and interprets the recently observed semi-diurnal variation of microbaroms. The general characteristics of microbaroms have been described elsewhere—for example, as summarized by Donn and Posmentier2.
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DOWN, W. Natural Infrasound of Five Seconds Period. Nature 215, 1469–1470 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2151469a0
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