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Project title

Mapping weather & climate indices using seismic data (SeisStorm)

Primary Funding Agency

Geological Survey Of Ireland (GSI)

Co-Funding Organisation(s)

n/a

Lead Organisation

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS)

Lead Applicant

n/a

Project Abstract

The wind and wave climate of the NE Atlantic is very variable and energetic, exposing Ireland to potentially more extreme conditions with the changing climate but at the same time offering huge potential for renewable energy extraction. Global atmospheric circulation patterns and the ocean wave climate are deeply connected through the role of surface winds in the generation of ocean waves. At the same time, wind-driven ocean-wave-generate continuous Earth vibrations are produced at the seafloor and observed all over the world, defining a complex atmospheric coupling, via the oceans, with the solid Earth. Using new continuous seismic data (~18 months) recorded on the seafloor during the SEA-SEIS experiment, this project (SeisStorm) aims to uncover the seismic signature associated with North Atlantic storm tracks that fluctuate with the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). To do so, a methodology will be developed to extract long-term weather information from ocean and land seismic data by mapping the fluctuations of the �seismic� storm track in the NE Atlantic. In the context of a changing climate, the outcomes of the project will benefit research on NE Atlantic storm track dynamics, for an alternative evaluation of likely more frequent extreme sea states affecting the Irish western coastline.

Grant Approved

�28,145.00

Research Hub

n/a

Research Theme

Relevant to other areas as well as climate

Start Date

01/12/2020

Initial Projected Completion Date

30/08/2021