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Chael, E.P. (1988). Spectral discrimination of NTS explosions and earthquakes in the southwestern United States using high-frequency regional data. Geophysical Research Letters 15: doi: 10.1029/88GL02149. issn: 0094-8276. |
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A high-frequency seismic station has been operating since March, 1987, near Nelson, NV. Records of earthquakes at regional distances from the station show substantially more energy at frequencies above 10 Hz than records of nuclear tests of comparable magnitude on the Nevda Test Site. This contradicts the predictions made by investigators who have advocated high-frequency monitoring for nuclear test detection and identification. Measuring the slopes of the Pg velocity spectra between 4 and 30 Hz successfully discriminates 11 NTS explosions from 36 earthquakes recorded in the first seven months of operation. The spectral differences may result from the respective source depths, with the earthquakes occurring deeper and in faster material than the explosions. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1988 |
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Keywords
Seismology, Nuclear explosion seismology, Seismology, Body wave propagation, Seismology, Continental crust |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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