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Mediterranean Sea and anthropogenic influences on ambient vibration amplitudes in the low-frequency and high-frequency domains in the Algiers region

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Ambient vibrations have been continuously recorded at Dar El Beida, about 20 km from Algiers (Algeria). This data set allows determining that, in the low-frequency domain (<1 Hz), ambient vibration sources are mainly linked to Mediterranean Sea effects, while in the high-frequency domain, they are closely related to anthropogenic activity. Climatic conditions have an influence on the ambient vibration spectral amplitudes in the low-frequency domain, which is not the case in the high-frequency domain. The limit between the low-frequency and high-frequency domain, based on natural versus anthropogenic activity, is not clear cut and lies between 1.25 and 1.50 Hz. Variations of H/V peak amplitudes in the low-frequency domain are clearly linked to the climatic conditions. In the high-frequency domain, H/V peaks are not related to climatic conditions and cannot be clearly related to anthropogenic source changes.

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We are grateful to two anonymous reviewers for their constructive suggestions, which significantly help improving the manuscript. We thank the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) for providing the recording equipment.

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  1. Centre National de Recherche Appliquée en Génie Parasismique (CGS), Rue Kaddour Rahim prolongée, BP 252, 16040, Hussein Dey, Alger, Algeria

    Rabah Bensalem, Djamel Machane, El Hadi Oubaiche, Assia Bouchelouh, Nassima Benkaci & Hakim Moulouel

  2. ISTerre-Institute for Research for Development, BP 53, 38041, Grenoble, France

    Jean-Luc Chatelain

  3. Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Science and Technology, Houari Boumedienne (USTHB), BP 32, El Alia Bab Ezzouar, 16111, Algiers, Algeria

    Souhila Chabane & Mustapha Hellel

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Bensalem, R., Chatelain, JL., Machane, D. et al. Mediterranean Sea and anthropogenic influences on ambient vibration amplitudes in the low-frequency and high-frequency domains in the Algiers region. Arab J Geosci 10, 282 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-017-3065-2

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