7582 20250417114134.0 10.26443/seismica.v4i1.1408 DOI SCART-2025-0132 Diaz, J. Monitoring Time Variations in Seismic Noise Amplitude at Permanent Seismic Networks 2025 The quality control process usually followed at broad-band seismic networks includes the calculation of the power spectral density and their probability density functions. These results do not make possible a quick estimation of temporal variations that can result from non-continuous sources of noise, meteorologic phenomena, etc. We propose the use of the SeismoRMS package, originally developed to analyze the seismic amplitude variations associated with the COVID19 lockdown, to monitor the time evolution of seismic noise sources in a permanent network, using as a case example the dataset collected during 2023 by the CA network in NE Iberia. Frequencies above 1 Hz show remarkable differences between the stations, despite sharing similar installation settings. Most of the sites show day/night and working day/weekend variations, suggesting a relevant contribution of anthropic sources, but the amplitude of such variations differs strongly among the sites. Our study allows us to identify specific sources of noise affecting some sites during short and regular time periods, an aspect that needs to be taken into account when evaluating the overall quality of each site. We conclude that a systematic analysis of the amplitude variations at different frequency bands can be a tool of interest for the management of a broad-band seismic network. NO seismic noise networks anthropogenic Jara, J.-A. Sánchez-Pastor, P. Frontera, T. Seivane, H. Jorde, S. Lecocq, T. Seismica 4 2025 thomas.lecocq@ksb-orb.be 453644 http://publi2-as.oma.be/record/7582/files/Screenshot 2025-04-17 113943.png Graphical representations of the time variations of the power of the seismic acceleration amplitude for the 1.0-10.0Hz frequency band at station CCAS. Power amplitudes are expressed in dB, relative to 1 m2/s4/Hz. (a) RMS of the poweramplitude calculated every 30 minutes (blue line), averaged daily (red line) and averaged weekly (orange line). (b) Power amplitude variation averaged for each day of the week and represented as a function of the hour of the day. (c) Power amplitude variation, represented using a color palette, as a function of the hour of the day. (d) Idem, but represented in a circular graph. 12055 http://publi2-as.oma.be/record/7582/files/Screenshot 2025-04-17 113943.gif?subformat=icon icon Graphical representations of the time variations of the power of the seismic acceleration amplitude for the 1.0-10.0Hz frequency band at station CCAS. Power amplitudes are expressed in dB, relative to 1 m2/s4/Hz. (a) RMS of the poweramplitude calculated every 30 minutes (blue line), averaged daily (red line) and averaged weekly (orange line). (b) Power amplitude variation averaged for each day of the week and represented as a function of the hour of the day. (c) Power amplitude variation, represented using a color palette, as a function of the hour of the day. (d) Idem, but represented in a circular graph. 9472 http://publi2-as.oma.be/record/7582/files/Screenshot 2025-04-17 113943.jpg?subformat=icon-180 icon-180 Graphical representations of the time variations of the power of the seismic acceleration amplitude for the 1.0-10.0Hz frequency band at station CCAS. Power amplitudes are expressed in dB, relative to 1 m2/s4/Hz. (a) RMS of the poweramplitude calculated every 30 minutes (blue line), averaged daily (red line) and averaged weekly (orange line). (b) Power amplitude variation averaged for each day of the week and represented as a function of the hour of the day. (c) Power amplitude variation, represented using a color palette, as a function of the hour of the day. (d) Idem, but represented in a circular graph. published in REFERD