Seismology and Acoustic-Gravity Waves
Abstract
Previous semi-annual technical reports under this contract have dealt with the generation of acoustic-gravity waves and Rayleigh waves by explosive sources. Section II of this final report is a review and evaluation of source and linear propagation theory of acoustic-gravity waves. The discussion is limited to the literature involving acoustic-gravity waves which travel in the lower atmosphere and to solutions not involving finite difference and finite element techniques. In Section III, the static displacement data obtained for the 1971 San Fernando, California, earthquake are used to try to determine the faulting mechanism for that event. The forward problem is solved using a three- dimensional dislocation theory applicable to a homogeneous half-space.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0780169
Entities
People
- David G. Harkrider
Organizations
- California Institute of Technology