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How the Moon Impacts Subsea Communication Cables

Signal Processing 2023-04-17 v1 Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics Geophysics

Abstract

We report tidal-induced latency variations on a transpacific subsea cable. Week-long recordings with a precision phase meter suggest length changes in the sub-meter range caused by the Poisson effect. The described method adds to the toolbox for the new field >>optical oceanic seismology<<.

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@article{arxiv.2304.06905,
  title  = {How the Moon Impacts Subsea Communication Cables},
  author = {Lothar Moeller},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.06905},
  year   = {2023}
}
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