Automatic Seismic Signal Processing

Abstract

We examined the feasibility of a post-detector as part of an automated seismic data processing system. The post-detector consisted of two parts. One is a three-component processor to determine the wave propagation , direction and distance of the signal. The other, a coherent beamforming process applied to a regional network of sensors to locate events within targeted seismically active areas of interest. Our results indicated that three-component processing is approximately equivalent to a medium-sized array in obtaining initial locations for automatic event association of detected signal. Significant detection gains were also observed, but not yet evaluated. Coherent beamforming of a regional network of sensors effectively detected and located small events in a targeted seismic region at teleseismic distance from the regional network. These preliminary results indicate that post-detection processing is sufficiently feasible to be tested on regional networks of three- component data, ideally situated at regional or teleseismic distance from targeted areas of interest.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 04, 1982
Accession Number
ADA123708

Entities

People

  • Ilkka Noponen
  • Robert Sax
  • Steven Higgins

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Algorithms
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Computations
  • Cross Correlation
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • False Alarms
  • Frequency
  • Identification
  • Measurement
  • Rayleigh Waves
  • Secondary Waves
  • Signal Processing
  • Warning Systems
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Seismology
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.