Rayleigh Wave and Acoustic-Gravity Wave Signals from Nuclear Explosions in the Atmosphere

Abstract

The detection of nuclear explosions in the atmosphere has posed problems to the variety of techniques used to sense the resulting disturbances. Hence, the research covered by the subject contract was directed toward the extraction of intelligence from microbarographic signals. The principal objective was to improve the ability to determine the yield and height of burst of nuclear explosions in the atmosphere. Necessarily there were two related, intermediate objectives: namely, to develop digital data processing techniques for detecting and analyzing signals recorded by microbarograph arrays, and to improve predictions of spectra and waveforms of acoustic-gravity waves as well as of their associated seismic surface waves.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 31, 1972
Accession Number
AD0750541

Entities

People

  • C. A. Newton

Organizations

  • Teledyne Technologies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detection
  • Algorithms
  • Altitude
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Doppler Effect
  • Explosions
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Phase Velocity
  • Rayleigh Waves
  • Signal Detection
  • Surface Waves
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waveforms

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Seismology