THE BILLIKEN CALIBRATION SHOT IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

Abstract

A high explosive 'calibration shot' was detonated near the epicenter of a regional earthquake of 3 March 1963. Purpose of the explosion was to check the accuracy of the epicenter location and to test a calibration procedure suggested as an on-site inspection technique for investigating a suspicious event. The accuracy of the epicenter location is confirmed. Data from the shot are also used to obtain an indication of focal depth from earthquakes in the region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0606573

Entities

People

  • John P. Dowling
  • Wayne H. Jackson
  • William Stauder

Organizations

  • Saint Louis University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Contracts
  • Earthquakes
  • Epicenters
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Fungi
  • Geodetic Surveys
  • Geological Surveys
  • High Explosives
  • Missouri
  • Seismic Signatures
  • Surface Waves
  • Travel Time
  • United States
  • Waves

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.