[MSNoise] EGU Solid Earth Special Issue: Social seismology – the effect of COVID-19 lockdown measures on seismology

[Thomas Lecocq]

*Dear colleagues,*

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In the last months, there has been a storm both in traditional and 
social media about the observation that the Covid-19 lockdown measures 
cause an unprecedented seismic urban “silence”, which is observed 
globally on many urban seismic stations. It is the first time that such 
a protracted noise reduction has been observed on a global scale at the 
same time. To gather all seismological analyses that arise from this 
unique period, we are pleased to announce that the special issue 
entitled: "Social seismology – the effect of COVID-19 lockdown measures 
on seismology"is now live as part of EGU’s Open Access Solid Earth 
journal: https://www.solid-earth.net/special_issues/schedule.html

Any papers broadly in line with the following thematics/topics are welcomed:

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    Key elements of anthropogenic ambient noise data processing

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    Anthropogenic noise source characterization and detection

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    Influence of sensor types, self noise, installation type, testing,
    etc. on anthropogenic ambient seismic noise

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    Improvement of network performance and seismicity studies

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        Improved magnitude completeness

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        “New” event detections during lockdown periods

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        Improved volcano monitoring

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    Noise reduction comparison with other observables

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        Mobility data

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        Other environmental physical data, such as audible noise and
        traffic data.

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        New ideas of comparison

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    Advantages of lockdown “silence” on felt earthquake report data


To submit their contributions, authors can use the online registration 
form on the Solid Earth website: 
https://www.solid-earth.net/for_authors/submit_your_manuscript.html<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.solid-earth.net%2Ffor_authors%2Fsubmit_your_manuscript.html&data=02%7C01%7Cpaula.koelemeijer%40rhul.ac.uk%7C8cedb1552bd44927abf308d812c9758a%7C2efd699a19224e69b601108008d28a2e%7C0%7C0%7C637280003765658687&sdata=571K90wWIrkc60DSH89FjQ0bFd3z0LE8XicMmIS4YYM%3D&reserved=0>Please 
note, during the registration process it is crucial that the correct 
special issue is selected.

The deadline for submission is 30 November 2020. Successfully submitted 
articles will immediately be posted online in Solid Earth Discussions to 
promote interactive public discussion (and thus receive a doi). After 
acceptance, papers will be published immediately online in the Special 
Issue volume.

Do not hesitate to contact the guest editors prior to submission to 
discuss the eligibility of your ideas.

Best wishes,

The special issue editors: Thomas Lecocq, Tarje Nissen-Meyer, Raphael De 
Plaen, Paula Koelemeijer, Koen Van Noten, and Stephen Hicks.

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