Compressional Wave Power Spectrum from Seismic Sources

Abstract

The power spectra and waveforms of P-wave signals are studied using large aperture seismic array data. P-wave pulse lengths and attenuation are determined by deconvolution of records to earth displacement, and by comparing spectral shapes with predictions from source models. A least-square procedure is used to fit predicted spectra to observations by varying model parameters. In a classification experiment using statistical limits derived from NORSAR data and pulse widths measured at LASA, classification capability intermediate between the 'spectral' discriminant LTM and the m sub b - M sub s discriminant was achieved, without any regional corrections.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 21, 1975
Accession Number
ADA008961

Entities

People

  • Ilkka T. Noponen

Organizations

  • University of Helsinki

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Arrays
  • Central Asia
  • Confidence Limits
  • Discrimination
  • Earthquakes
  • Elastic Waves
  • Explosions
  • Measurement
  • Power Spectra
  • Radiation
  • Secondary Waves
  • Seismic Arrays
  • Seismic Discrimination
  • Surface Waves
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Regression Analysis.
  • Seismology