Accession Number:

ADA183013

Title:

The Effects of Near-Source Topography on Explosion Waveforms: Teleseismic Observations and Linear Finite Difference Calculations.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept. Feb 85-Feb 87,

Corporate Author:

TELEDYNE GEOTECH ALEXANDRIA VA ALEXANDRIA LABS

Personal Author(s):

• McLaughlin,Keith L.
• Jih,Rong-Song
• Der,Zoltan A.
• Lees,Alison C.

Report Date:

1986-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

102.0

Abstract:

This report consists of three papers Boundary Conditions for Arbitrary Polygonal Topography in a 2-D Elastic Finite-difference Scheme for Seismogram Generation Teleseismic Spectral and Temporal Explosion Moment and Reduced Displacement Potential Estimates for Four French Explosions in Southern Sahara Scattering from Near-Source Topography -- Teleseismic Observations and Numerical 2-D Explosive Line Source Simulations Keywords Primary seismic waves, Deconvolution Two dimensional Seismic data Ahaggar Plateau.

Descriptors:

• *TOPOGRAPHY
• *SEISMIC DATA
• *PERTURBATIONS
• BOUNDARIES
• EXPLOSIONS
• FRANCE
• POLYGONS
• DISPLACEMENT
• ESTIMATES
• REDUCTION
• SAHARAN AFRICA
• SOUTH(DIRECTION)
• EXPLOSIONS
• WAVEFORMS
• COMPUTATIONS
• FINITE DIFFERENCE THEORY
• SEISMIC WAVES
• SCATTERING
• PRIMARY WAVES(SEISMIC WAVES)

Subject Categories:

• Seismic Detection and Detectors

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE