Seismic Studies for Improved Yield Determination

Abstract

Results are presented from research conducted in the following AREAS: (1) The dependence of observed surface wave amplitudes on explosion yield and the characteristics of the emplacement medium is reviewed. Surface wave data compiled by others is used in conjunction with a new data set consisting of Airy phase amplitudes from the WWSSN stations ALQ and TUC; (2) The theoretical dependence of surface wave amplitude on the important controlling parameters is discussed. Attention is directed to the assumptions of the theoretical models and their consequences; and (3) Preliminary results are presented for the development and testing of a deconvolution technique for analyzing short period teleseismic recordings of explosions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA046570

Entities

People

  • B. F. Mason
  • P. L. Goupillaud
  • Thomas C. Bache

Organizations

  • Utility Systems Science and Software (United States)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Couplings
  • Data Sets
  • Earth Models
  • Elastic Waves
  • Emplacement
  • Explosions
  • Frequency
  • Group Velocity
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Rayleigh Waves
  • Surface Waves
  • Traveling Waves
  • Underground Explosions
  • Waveforms
  • Waves

Readers

  • Seismology