LASA DECISION PROBABILITIES FOR MS - mb AND MODIFIED SPECTRAL RATIO

Abstract

LASA data have been analyzed to determine the probabilities that MS - mb and Modified Spectral Ratio (MSR) can be effectively applied to seismic events. The probabilities have been estimated as a function of magnitude and whether the event is an explosion or an earthquake. In the case of the earthquakes, the probabilities go from about 1.0 to 0.0 as mb goes from 5.0 to 4.0. The drop is slightly faster for MS - mb. MSR behaves similarly for explosions. However, the probability for MS - mb in the case of explosions drops to zero roughly over the range of mb from 5.2 to 4.5. In addition, a limited study of joint properties of MS - mb and MSR has indicated that they operate quite independently in the sense that if one of the discriminants yields no decision concerning a particular event, the probability that the other can make a decision is not significantly affected.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 23, 1969
Accession Number
AD0692451

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  • Richard T. Lacoss

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  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Digital Data
  • Earthquakes
  • Explosions
  • Frequency Bands
  • Intervals
  • Noise
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Probability
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Surface Waves
  • Time Intervals
  • Wave Power
  • Waves

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  • Seismology
  • Statistical inference.