Synthetic Seismogram Modeling.

Abstract

Applications of synthetic seismogram modeling are the subject of two papers which have been or will be shortly published and which are reproduced in this report. Reflectivity method synthetic seismogram calculation utilizing a modified reflectivity code incorporating correct treatment of the free surface, non-zero depth of burial of the source, anelasticity (Q-1) of the layered medium and realistic sources results in a useful modeling procedure which is capable of application to complex real-data situations. The results of calculations for continental crustal and upper mantle structures yields information on the velocity and Q structure of the upper mantle and the wave propagation characteristics of several phase types including head waves, (such as P sub n), guided wave phases (P and L sub g) and wide angle reflections. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 05, 1981
Accession Number
ADA095271

Entities

People

  • Lawrence W. Braile

Organizations

  • Purdue University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Earth Sciences
  • Explosions
  • Frequency
  • Geography
  • Geophysics
  • Military Research
  • New Mexico
  • North America
  • Phase Velocity
  • Physics
  • Rayleigh Waves
  • Travel Time
  • United States
  • Wave Propagation
  • Wide Angles

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Seismology
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.