A Comparison of the Lake Superior and Nevada Test Site Source Regions

Abstract

Two particular source regions, Lake Superior and the Nevada Test Site are documented in detail using available geological and geophysical observations. Each is discussed individually in relation to its setting in the prevailing regional crust and upper mantle structure of the mid-continent and the Basin and Range respectively. Comparison of the two source areas indicates that they are markedly different from one another not only at shallow depths but throughout the upper mantle as well. Location accuracies for events at both sites are quite comparable, however, a large bibliography documents the extensive literature relevant to Lake Superior and the Nevada Test Sites. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 15, 1970
Accession Number
AD0865512

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  • P. Glover
  • S. S. Alexander

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  • Teledyne Technologies

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  • Advanced Electronics
  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Geometry
  • Group Velocity
  • Igneous Rocks
  • North America
  • Phase Velocity
  • Physical Properties
  • Rayleigh Waves
  • Ridges
  • Seismic Velocity
  • Seismology
  • Surface Waves
  • Topography
  • United States
  • Wave Propagation

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