THE NEW ENGLAND SEISMIC NETWORK

Abstract

A short period seismographic network consisting of five stations in the New England region has been established and maintained. Seismic data from the four northern stations are telemetered to the fifth station at Weston. Refraction studies have determined the crustal thicknesses underlying the four northern stations. The correlation of these results south to Weston is questionable. Anomalous departures of arrival times from the Jeffreys-Bullen Travel-time Tables have been observed as a function of azimuth of approach to the stations. The regional seismicity of New England and adjacent areas is summarized from November 1962 through September 1966. Preliminary work with crustal transfer functions applicable to the New England region is described, and a ray theory explanation given for the impulse response obtained from such transfer functions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 1966
Accession Number
AD0644200

Entities

People

  • F. T. Turcotte

Organizations

  • Boston College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Computer Programs
  • Earthquakes
  • Explosions
  • Frequency
  • Intensity
  • Massachusetts
  • New England
  • Refraction
  • Telemetry Equipment
  • Thickness
  • Time Domain
  • Transfer Functions
  • Travel Time
  • United States

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Seismology