Discrimination Underground Explosions from Earthquakes Using Seismic Coda Waves

Abstract

The objective of this study is to discriminate the explosions and earthquakes at regional distance by using the coda wave method. In an earlier study, Su and Aki (1991) found a significant difference in coda attenuation, Qc- 1, for quarry blasts and earthquakes at frequencies of 1.5 and 3 Hz for lapse time less than 30 seconds and they suggested that such a significant difference in Qc-1 may be attributed to the seismic surface wave's contributions. To interpret the observed seismic coda waves we need to consider the seismic surface wave scattering processes. Wu (1985) and Zeng et al. (1991, 1993) have shown that the energy transfer theory can successfully describe the seismic body waves scattering processes in a random scattering and absorption full-space medium. In this study, we shall first use the energy transfer equations to study the seismic surface waves scattering processes and the surface wave with body waves scattering processes in order to interpret the Su and Aki's observed results. We shall then extend this method to study the explosions and earthquakes at regional distance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA277381

Entities

People

  • Keiite Aki

Organizations

  • University of Southern California

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Air Force
  • Attenuation
  • California
  • Earthquakes
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations
  • Explosions
  • Frequency
  • Integral Equations
  • Rayleigh Waves
  • Scattering
  • Surface Waves
  • Underground Explosions
  • Wave Power
  • Waves

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Seismology

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris