Development of a Comprehensive Seismic Yield Estimation System for Underground Nuclear Explosions

Abstract

This report summarizes the progress which has been achieved during the past year in the development of a comprehensive new seismic yield estimation system for underground nuclear explosions. Specifically, a preliminary prototype version of this system, which has now been successfully implemented at the DARPA Center for Seismic Studies (CSS), is described in detail and its functionality is graphically illustrated through a sample application to the seismic data recorded from a selected explosion. The software system design criteria are reviewed in Section 2, where the characteristics of the data, analysis tools, database management system and graphical user interface are described in the context of their integration into a comprehensive system for seismic yield estimation and compliance assessment. This discussion includes an overview of the conceptual model for the system and provides a description of how the prototype version has been implemented in a SUN color workstation environment using software built upon the framework of the X Window graphics and Oracle database management systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA240814

Entities

People

  • B. W. Barker
  • D. C. O'neill
  • J. L. Stevens
  • J. R. Murphy
  • K. L. Mclaughlin

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Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Computer Programming
  • Database Management Systems
  • Databases
  • Earth Sciences
  • Environment
  • Explosions
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Graphics
  • Models
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Prototypes
  • Relational Database Management Systems
  • Relational Databases
  • Security
  • Surface Waves
  • User Interface

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  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Seismology