Adapting Pipeline Architectures to Track Developing Aftershock Sequences and Recurrent Explosions (Postprint)

Abstract

Pattern detectors (e.g., correlation, subspace, and matched field detectors) fuse the signal detection and source identification processes into a single operation. The organization of repeating waveforms for efficient analyst interpretation may result in significant gains in productivity when analyzing extensive aftershock sequences and explosions from repeating sources. Under current practice, pattern detectors run entirely independently of the pipeline signal detectors and the preparation and supervision of pattern detectors is relatively labor-intensive. It is the aim of this two-year study to investigate algorithms for adapting processing pipelines to create and supervise pattern detectors semi-automatically for incoming multi-channel data streams. A functional model of an operational detection pipeline will be constructed with extensions that create and manage pattern detectors under a variety of spawning policies. The system will be tested on the October 2005 Kashmir earthquake and aftershock sequence using a network of observing seismic arrays and 3-component stations. This example is representative of challenging aftershock sequences given its vast number of events, relatively large source region, and absence of high-quality observations at close epicentral distances.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 08, 2012
Accession Number
ADA563378

Entities

People

  • David B. Harris
  • Douglas A. Dodge
  • Steven J. Gibbons
  • Tormod Kvaerna

Organizations

  • Royal Norwegian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Arrays
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Dynamic Range
  • Earthquakes
  • Explosions
  • Fish
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Seismic Arrays
  • Seismic Detection
  • Signal Detection
  • Signal Processing
  • Travel Time
  • Warning Systems
  • Waveforms

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Seismology