Finite-Difference Modeling of Seismological Problems in Magnitude Estimation Using Body Waves, Surface Waves and Seismic Source Imaging.

Abstract

Contents: Boundary Conditions for Arbitrary Polygonal Topography in a 2-D Elastic Finite-Difference Scheme for Seismogram Generation; Teleseismic Spectral and Temporal M sub 0 and Psi sub infinity Estimates for four French Explosions in Southern Sahara; Scattering from Near-Source Topography: Teleseismic Observations and Numerical 2-D Explosive Line Source Simulations; Effects of Local Geologic Structure on Yucca Flats, NTS, Explosion Waveforms: 2-Dimensional Linear Finite Difference Simulations; Finite-Difference Simulations of Rayleigh Wave Scattering by 2-D Rough Topography.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA181455

Entities

People

  • Alison C. Lees
  • Keith L. Mclaughlin
  • Lisa M. Anderson
  • Rong-song Jih
  • Zoltan A. Der

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Earth Sciences
  • Explosions
  • Far Field
  • Frequency
  • Geography
  • Geophysics
  • Operating Systems
  • Physics
  • Planetary Sciences
  • Rayleigh Waves
  • Scattering
  • Simulations
  • Surface Waves
  • Topography
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Seismology