INVESTIGATIONS ON THE NONELASTIC BEHAVIOR OF THE UPPER MANTEL.

Abstract

A procedure for the spectral analysis of seismic body waves is discussed. The specific attenuation factor may only be derived after properly correcting for the effects of instrumental distortion, of the receiver and source crust, the propagation effect in the upper mantle and the source spectrum. Response curves for 5 different seismograph systems are presented. The crust is approximated by a flat layer model. The transfer function for the system of a point source in the crust was derived for three basic types: an explosive source, a single couple and a double couple. The explosive type of point source appears to be more suited for attenuation studies since the source spectrum is simpler than spectra of more complicated source types. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 20, 1966
Accession Number
AD0641312

Entities

People

  • Karl Fuchs
  • Stephan Mueller

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attenuation
  • Diffraction
  • Distortion
  • Explosives
  • Seismographs
  • Spectra
  • Transfer Functions

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Seismology
  • Theoretical Analysis.