Detection and Analysis of Multiple Seismic Events

Abstract

The authors have tested several methods of analyzing short-period seismic records to detect multiple events. The data were from a pair of chemical explosions at a dam site near Alma Ata, recorded at the Mould Bay, Canada, seismic observatory. The methods evaluated included visual analysis of array beams, multichannel matched filtering, autocorrelation analysis, and cepstral analysis. For matched filtering the seismogram waveforms were used from a seismic event which occurred reasonably close to the Alma Ata site. Measurements using the spectra or the cepstra appear to be more accurate in determining the delay time between the two events. The analysis methods discussed here are generally in good agreement with the announced time between the explosions, and their yield ratio.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 22, 1972
Accession Number
AD0747764

Entities

People

  • D. W. Mccowan
  • E. A. Flinn
  • T. J. Cohen

Organizations

  • Teledyne Technologies

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Convolution
  • Data Science
  • Detection
  • Explosions
  • Frequency
  • High Resolution
  • Matched Filters
  • Measurement
  • Multichannel
  • Observatories
  • Peak Power
  • Polarity
  • Power Spectra
  • Recognition
  • Underground Explosions
  • Waves

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  • Seismology