Staff Profile

GIL AVERBUCH

Preferred Name: Gil Averbuch

Assistant Scientist

Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering

Email: gil.averbuch@whoi.edu

Phone: 508 289 3689

Website: https://www2.whoi.edu/staff/averbuch/

Some Info I am a seismo-acoustic researcher studying acoustic and elastic wave propagation in the coupled solid Earth–ocean–ice–atmosphere system. My work leverages seismo-acoustic observations to detect and characterize diverse sources (such as earthquakes, ocean waves, and calving ice) and to probe the properties of the media through which these waves travel. To achieve this, I integrate analytic and numerical modeling with analyses of archival datasets, targeted field campaigns, and advanced signal-processing techniques. In recent years, my research has centered on two main themes: polar seismo-acoustics and planetary seismo-acoustics, with a focus on Venus. In the polar regions, I employ seismo-acoustic monitoring to (1) study how ice shelves, landfast ice, and icebergs respond to external forcing, including tides, ocean waves, and atmospheric variability; and (2) use these recordings to infer ice and ocean properties. On Venus, I am developing the theoretical framework for acoustic exploration of the planet’s interior from the atmosphere. This work examines how acoustic waves propagate through Venus’s supercritical lower atmosphere, where pressure and temperature exceed the critical point, and how seismic motions couple into atmospheric acoustics.

For my publications, please visit:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gil-Averbuch

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=zLlY_sAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao