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Cécile Cornou is affiliated with the Institut des Sciences de la Terre in France. Their research spans several main fields, including Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering. The principal subfields covered are Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics chiefly related to seismic activity and analysis. Main topics of research include:

  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Seismic Performance and Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Geophysics and Sensor Technology
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies

Recent published papers demonstrate the scope of their research interests and contributions. Notable publications include:

  • "Geopsy: A User-Friendly Open-Source Tool Set for Ambient Vibration Processing," 2020, Seismological Research Letters
  • "A review of the microtremor horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (MHVSR) method," 2022, Journal of Seismology
  • "Exceptional ground motion during the shallow Mw 4.9 2019 Le Teil earthquake, France," 2021, Communications Earth & Environment
  • "Microtremor array method using spatial autocorrelation analysis of Rayleigh-wave data," 2022, Journal of Seismology
  • "Indicators for site characterization at seismic station: recommendation from a dedicated survey," 2021, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Pierre-Yves Bard
  • Bertrand Guillier
  • Alan Yong
  • Mathieu Causse
  • Giuseppe Di Giulio

The scientist's articles have been published repeatedly in prominent venues such as:

  • Journal of Seismology
  • Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
  • Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)

Best Publications

  • H/V ratio: a tool for site effects evaluation. Results from 1-D noise simulations

    Sylvette Bonnefoy-Claudet;Cécile Cornou;Pierre-Yves Bard;Fabrice Cotton

  • Guidelines for the good practice of surface wave analysis: a product of the InterPACIFIC project

    Sebastiano Foti;Fabrice Hollender;Flora Garofalo;Dario Albarello

  • Geopsy: A User‐Friendly Open‐Source Tool Set for Ambient Vibration Processing

    Marc Wathelet;Jean‐Luc Chatelain;Cécile Cornou;Giuseppe Di Giulio

  • Effects of Love Waves on Microtremor H/V Ratio

    Sylvette Bonnefoy-Claudet;Andreas Köhler;Cécile Cornou;Marc Wathelet

  • Analysis of dense array noise measurements using the modified spatial auto-correlation method (SPAC): application to the Grenoble area

    B. Bettig;P. Y. Bard;F. Scherbaum;J. Riepl

  • InterPACIFIC project: Comparison of invasive and non-invasive methods for seismic site characterization. Part I: Intra-comparison of surface wave methods

    F. Garofalo;Sebastiano Foti;F. Hollender;P. Y. Bard

  • A review of the microtremor horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (MHVSR) method

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  • InterPACIFIC project: Comparison of invasive and non-invasive methods for seismic site characterization. Part II: Inter-comparison between surface-wave and borehole methods

    Flora Garofalo;Sebastiano Foti;F. Hollender;P.Y. Bard

  • Application of Microtremor Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio (MHVSR) Analysis for Site Characterization: State of the Art

    S. Molnar;J. F. Cassidy;S. Castellaro;C. Cornou

  • Single station determination of Rayleigh wave ellipticity by using the random decrement technique (RayDec)

    M. Hobiger;P. Y. Bard;Cécile Cornou;N. Le Bihan

  • On the Limitation of the H/V Spectral Ratio Using Seismic Noise as an Exploration Tool: Application to the Grenoble Valley (France), a Small Apex Ratio Basin

    Philippe Guéguen;Cécile Cornou;Cécile Cornou;Stéphane Garambois;Julien Banton

  • Ground structure imaging by inversions of Rayleigh wave ellipticity: sensitivity analysis and application to European strong-motion sites

    M. Hobiger;C. Cornou;M. Wathelet;G. Di Giulio

  • Two-dimensional resonances in Alpine valleys identified from ambient vibration wavefields

    D. Roten;D. Fäh;C. Cornou;D. Giardini

  • Assessing the reliability of the modified three-component spatial autocorrelation technique

    Andreas Köhler;Matthias Ohrnberger;Frank Scherbaum;Marc Wathelet

  • The Seismicity in the Eastern Marmara Sea after the 17 August 1999 İzmit Earthquake

    Hayrullah Karabulut;Marie-Paule Bouin;Michel Bouchon;Michel Dietrich

  • Deriving Wavefield Characteristics and Shear-Velocity Profiles from Two- Dimensional Small-Aperture Arrays Analysis of Ambient Vibrations in a Small-Size Alluvial Basin, Colfiorito, Italy

    Giuseppe Di Giulio;Cecile Cornou;Matthias Ohrnberger;Marc Wathelet

  • Exploring the model space and ranking a best class of models in surface-wave dispersion inversion: Application at European strong-motion sites

    Giuseppe Di Giulio;Alexandros Savvaidis;Matthias Ohrnberger;Marc Wathelet

  • Contribution of Dense Array Analysis to the Identification and Quantification of Basin-Edge-Induced Waves, Part II: Application to Grenoble Basin (French Alps)

    Cécile Cornou;Pierre-Yves Bard;Michel Dietrich

  • Rayleigh wave three-component beamforming: signed ellipticity assessment from high-resolution frequency-wavenumber processing of ambient vibration arrays

    M Wathelet;B Guillier;P Roux;C Cornou

  • From Non-invasive Site Characterization to Site Amplification: Recent Advances in the Use of Ambient Vibration Measurements

    P.-Y. Bard;H. Cadet;B. Endrun;M. Hobiger

  • Calibrating Median and Uncertainty Estimates for a Practical Use of Empirical Green’s Functions Technique

    Mathieu Causse;Fabrice Cotton;Cécile Cornou;Pierre-Yves Bard

  • Contribution of Dense Array Analysis to the Identification and Quantification of Basin-Edge-Induced Waves, Part I: Methodology

    Cécile Cornou;Pierre-Yves Bard;Michel Dietrich

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre-Yves Bard
Pierre-Yves Bard Grenoble Alpes University
Matthias Ohrnberger
Matthias Ohrnberger University of Potsdam
Donat Fäh
Donat Fäh Swiss Seismological Service
Denis Jongmans
Denis Jongmans Grenoble Alpes University
Fabrice Cotton
Fabrice Cotton University of Potsdam
Philippe Guéguen
Philippe Guéguen Grenoble Alpes University
Michel Bouchon
Michel Bouchon Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Peter Moczo
Peter Moczo Comenius University
Anne Deschamps
Anne Deschamps Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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