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Joint seismic-infrasonic processing of recordings from a repeating source of atmospheric explosions
Steven J Gibbons1, Frode Ringdal, Tormod Kvaerna
1NORSAR, P.O. Box 53, N-2027 Kjeller, Norway.
Abstract:
A database has been established of seismic and infrasonic recordings from more than 100 well-constrained surface explosions, conducted by the Finnish military to destroy old ammunition. The recorded seismic signals are essentially identical and indicate that the variation in source location and magnitude is negligible. In contrast, the infrasonic arrivals on both seismic and infrasound sensors exhibit significant variation both with regard to the number of detected phases, phase travel times, and phase amplitudes, which would be attributable to atmospheric factors. This data set provides an excellent database for studies in sound propagation, infrasound array detection, and direction estimation.
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