Rayleigh Wave Analysis of Atmospheric Explosions

Abstract

During the months of July through September, 1968 a series of atmospheric nuclear explosions was detonated by France in the South Pacific. The events from that series analyzed in the report are those of July 7, July 15, August 3, August 24, and September 8, 1968. The analysis includes matched filtering for relative amplitude measurements, body and surface wave magnitude comparisons, phased summing, and ARZ-ERZ measurements (Turnbull and Lambert, 1968). The events are discussed individually with a summary of pertinent data presented in several figures and tables.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1968
Accession Number
AD0861786

Entities

People

  • D. B. Rabenstine
  • L. S. Turnbull

Organizations

  • Teledyne Technologies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Contracts
  • Data Analysis
  • Detection
  • Earthquakes
  • Explosions
  • Export Controls
  • Filters
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Matched Filters
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Rayleigh Waves
  • Surface Waves
  • Underground Explosions
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.