Inclusion of a Body Wave Seismic Moment Tensor Estimator in the CTBTO/IDC Processing Suite

Inclusion of a Body Wave Seismic Moment Tensor Estimator in the CTBTO/IDC Processing Suite
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Total Pages: 11
Release: 2007
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The experimental SELO system of the CTBTO's Preparatory Commission (LeBras et al., 2006) now includes a moment tensor (MT) and moment magnitude estimate. The SELO system rapidly detects and locates events. The effort to include further processing of large natural events, and get a better size estimate for large natural events than the mb magnitude was stated in the summer of 2005. The basic scientific software that performs the MT inversion was acquired from Y. Yagi from Tsukuba University, Japan. It performs a time-domain, long-period body-waves MT inversion soon after an event is automatically detected and located, within about 20 minutes after its occurrence. We wrote signal processing scripts to prepare the broad-band International Monitoring System (IMS) vertical seismic data for MT inversion, including deconvolution of the complete instrument responses. We included the scientific software into the Commission's environment and have now achieved its seamless integration through the web page displaying the results of the SELO bulletin. The addition of the moment tensor inversion module allows us to estimate the size and focal mechanism of the detected events, which is of interest for better characterization of the event in a limited time frame. This is important since the only available measure of the size of the earthquake for SELO events was the mb scale, which saturates for larger events. We have been able to interactively run a number of inversions and we present case examples and statistics from selected events since December 2006.

Routine Data Processing in Earthquake Seismology

Routine Data Processing in Earthquake Seismology
Author: Jens Havskov
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2010-06-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9048186978

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The purpose of this book is to get a practical understanding of the most common processing techniques in earthquake seismology. The book deals with manual methods and computer assisted methods. Each topic will be introduced with the basic theory followed by practical examples and exercises. There are manual exercises entirely based on the printed material of the book, as well as computer exercises based on public domain software. Most exercises are computer based. The software used, as well as all test data are available from http://extras.springer.com. This book is intended for everyone processing earthquake data, both in the observatory routine and in connection with research. Using the exercises, the book can also be used as a basis for university courses in earthquake processing. Since the main emphasis is on processing, the theory will only be dealt with to the extent needed to understand the processing steps, however references will be given to where more extensive explanations can be found. Includes: • Exercises • Test data • Public domain software (SEISAN) available from http://extras.springer.com

Infrasound Monitoring for Atmospheric Studies

Infrasound Monitoring for Atmospheric Studies
Author: Alexis Le Pichon
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 739
Release: 2010-01-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1402095082

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The use of infrasound to monitor the atmosphere has, like infrasound itself, gone largely unheard of through the years. But it has many applications, and it is about time that a book is being devoted to this fascinating subject. Our own involvement with infrasound occurred as graduate students of Prof. William Donn, who had established an infrasound array at the Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory (now the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory) of Columbia University. It was a natural outgrowth of another major activity at Lamont, using seismic waves to explore the Earth’s interior. Both the atmosphere and the solid Earth feature velocity (seismic or acoustic) gradients in the vertical which act to refract the respective waves. The refraction in turn allows one to calculate the respective background structure in these mediums, indirectly exploring locations that are hard to observe otherwise. Monitoring these signals also allows one to discover various phenomena, both natural and man-made (some of which have military applications).

Seismicity of the European Area

Seismicity of the European Area
Author: Vít Kárník
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9401030782

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The second part of the "Seismicity of the European Area" contains further results of the survey of European seismicity, performed during the period 1959 -1967. It was intended to publish the second part with the shortest possible delay. The first part appeared in 1968 when the manuscript of the second part was handed over to the publisher. Unfortunately, due to unexpected technical difficulties the publica tion had to be postponed until the end of 1970. Thus the manuscript reflects the state of knowledge corresponding to the year 1967 when the work on the manuscript was concluded. It was only possible to make minor changes, or to insert additional, very brief information into the catalogue Prague, July 20, 1970 Vit Karnik CONTENTS 1. 1. Introduction 7 1. 2. Source literature 9 2. Earthquake catalogue 1801-1900 11 2. 1. Earthquake parameters 12 2. 11. Date, time of origin 12 2. 12. Epicentre coordinates 12 2. 13. Epicentral intensity 13 2. 14. Description of macro seismic effects, foreshocks, aftershocks 14 2. 2. Statistical tables 15 2. 3. Supplementary catalogues for the years prior to 1801 and after 1955 17 2. 4. Catalogue of Earthquakes 1801-1900, 10 ~ VII 19 2. 41. Earthquake catalogue of the European and Mediterranean area, unidentified names of localities 114 2. 42. References to the catalogue of shocks 1801-1900 117 3. Some characteristics of seismic activity 123 3. t. Discussion of the magnitude-frequency relation 123 3. 11.

Seismological Bulletin

Seismological Bulletin
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Total Pages: 234
Release: 1945
Genre: Seismology
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United States Nuclear Tests

United States Nuclear Tests
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Total Pages: 202
Release: 2000
Genre: Nuclear weapons
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This document lists chronologically and alphabetically by name all nuclear tests and simultaneous detonations conducted by the United States from July 1945 through September 1992. Two nuclear weapons that the United States exploded over Japan ending World War II are not listed. These detonations were not "tests" in the sense that they were conducted to prove that the weapon would work as designed (as was the first test near Alamogordo, New Mexico on July 16, 1945), or to advance nuclear weapon design, or to determine weapons effects, or to verify weapon safety as were the more than one thousand tests that have taken place since June 30,1946. The nuclear weapon (nicknamed "Little Boy") dropped August 6,1945 from a United States Army Air Force B-29 bomber (the Enola Gay) and detonated over Hiroshima, Japan had an energy yield equivalent to that of 15,000 tons of TNT. The nuclear weapon (virtually identical to "Fat Man") exploded in a similar fashion August 9, 1945 over Nagaski, Japan had a yield of 21,000 tons of TNT. Both detonations were intended to end World War II as quickly as possible. Data on United States tests were obtained from, and verified by, the U.S. Department of Energy's three weapons laboratories -- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California; and Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico; and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Additionally, data were obtained from public announcements issued by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and its successors, the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration, and the U.S. Department of Energy, respectively.

Earthquake Hazard and Seismic Risk Reduction

Earthquake Hazard and Seismic Risk Reduction
Author: Serguei Balassanian
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2013-06-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9401595445

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In 1998 Armenia was commemorating the tenth anniversary of the catastrophic Spitak earthquake. The Second International Conference on "Earthquake Hazard and Seismic Risk Reduction" sponsored by the Government of the Republic of Armenia and United Nation's International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (UN/IDNDR) was held in dedication to that event between 14-21 September (later referred to as Yerevan Conference). The Yerevan Conference has been organized by the National Survey for Seismic Protection (NSSP) of the Republic of Armenia. All level's decision-makers (from the ministers to the local authorities), politicians, scientists, leaders of the executive and legislative powers, psychologists, leading businessmen, representatives from the private sector and the media as well as from the International Organizations have been invited by the Armenian NSSP to take part in joint discussion of the Seismic Risk Reduction Problem for the first time in the history of such forums. Armenian NSSP's such initiative has been triggered by the experience of the Spitak earthquake and other disasters. They showed that it will be possible to reduce the risks, posed by the natural disaster, only through the common efforts of all the community in co-operation with the International institutions.

California Basins

California Basins
Author: United States. National Resources Committee. Water Resources Committee
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Total Pages: 40
Release: 1937
Genre: Rivers
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Basic Seismic Refraction Survey and Data Interpretation Techniques (Penerbit USM)

Basic Seismic Refraction Survey and Data Interpretation Techniques (Penerbit USM)
Author: Rosli Saad
Publisher: Penerbit USM
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2018
Genre: Seismic prospecting
ISBN: 9674612416

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Basic Seismic Refraction Survey and Data Interpretation Techniques This book is written to impart knowledge on seismic refraction method, which covers data acquisition, processing and interpretation techniques. The discussion in this book is about seismic waves and their characteristics, theory of seismic refraction and field procedures. Examples of seismic refraction data and simple calculation are also provided to enable readers to better visualize and aid their understanding on the seismic refraction method. Rosli Saad is currently a lecturer at School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang with 30 years of experience in geophysics. His expertises is in the areas of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), gravity, magnetic, seismic and electrical methods. His main research is in engineering and environmental studies. He has published three research book chapters, four research books and more than 250 journal papers. Recently, he was appointed as head of geophysics section at the Centre of Tropical Geoengineering (GEOTROPIK), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

Encyclopedia of Earthquake Engineering

Encyclopedia of Earthquake Engineering
Author: Michael Beer
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 3953
Release: 2016-01-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9783642353437

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The Encyclopedia of Earthquake Engineering is designed to be the authoritative and comprehensive reference covering all major aspects of the science of earthquake engineering, specifically focusing on the interaction between earthquakes and infrastructure. The encyclopedia comprises approximately 300 contributions. Since earthquake engineering deals with the interaction between earthquake disturbances and the built infrastructure, the emphasis is on basic design processes important to both non-specialists and engineers so that readers become suitably well informed without needing to deal with the details of specialist understanding. The encyclopedia’s content provides technically-inclined and informed readers about the ways in which earthquakes can affect our infrastructure and how engineers would go about designing against, mitigating and remediating these effects. The coverage ranges from buildings, foundations, underground construction, lifelines and bridges, roads, embankments and slopes. The encyclopedia also aims to provide cross-disciplinary and cross-domain information to domain-experts. This is the first single reference encyclopedia of this breadth and scope that brings together the science, engineering and technological aspects of earthquakes and structures.