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Title: Magnetotelluric Data, Northern Frenchman Flat, Nevada Test Site Nevada

Abstract

Nuclear weapons are integral to the defense of the United States. The U.S. Department of Energy, as the steward of these devices, must continue to gauge the efficacy of the individual weapons. This could be accomplished by occasional testing at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) in Nevada, northwest of Las Vegas. Yucca Flat Basin is one of the testing areas at the NTS. One issue of concern is the nature of the somewhat poorly constrained pre-Tertiary geology and its effects on ground-water flow in the area subsequent to a nuclear test. Ground-water modelers would like to know more about the hydrostratigraphy and geologic structure to support a hydrostratigraphic framework model that is under development for the Yucca Flat Corrective Action Unit (CAU). During 2003, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collected and processed Magnetotelluric (MT) and Audio-magnetotelluric (AMT) data at the Nevada Test Site in and near Yucca Flat to help characterize this pre-Tertiary geology. That work will help to define the character, thickness, and lateral extent of pre-Tertiary confining units. In particular, a major goal has been to define the upper clastic confining unit (UCCU) in the Yucca Flat area. Interpretation will include a three-dimensional (3-D) character analysis and two-dimensionalmore » (2-D) resistivity model. The purpose of this report is to release the MT sounding data for Frenchman Flat Profile 3, as shown in Figure 1. No interpretation of the data is included here.« less

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
United States Geological Survey - Nevada, Henderson, NV
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE - National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
861041
Report Number(s):
USGS OFR 2005-1240
TRN: US200710%%199
DOE Contract Number:  
AI52-01NV13944
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; 58 GEOSCIENCES; GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES; GEOLOGIC SURVEYS; GEOLOGY; GROUND WATER; NEVADA TEST SITE; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; TESTING; THICKNESS; WEAPONS; Magnetotelluric Data; Nevada; Nevada Test Site; Northern Frenchman Flat; geology

Citation Formats

Williams, J M, and B.D. Rodriguez, and T. H. Asch. Magnetotelluric Data, Northern Frenchman Flat, Nevada Test Site Nevada. United States: N. p., 2005. Web. doi:10.2172/861041.
Williams, J M, & B.D. Rodriguez, and T. H. Asch. Magnetotelluric Data, Northern Frenchman Flat, Nevada Test Site Nevada. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/861041
Williams, J M, and B.D. Rodriguez, and T. H. Asch. 2005. "Magnetotelluric Data, Northern Frenchman Flat, Nevada Test Site Nevada". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/861041. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/861041.
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title = {Magnetotelluric Data, Northern Frenchman Flat, Nevada Test Site Nevada},
author = {Williams, J M and B.D. Rodriguez, and T. H. Asch},
abstractNote = {Nuclear weapons are integral to the defense of the United States. The U.S. Department of Energy, as the steward of these devices, must continue to gauge the efficacy of the individual weapons. This could be accomplished by occasional testing at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) in Nevada, northwest of Las Vegas. Yucca Flat Basin is one of the testing areas at the NTS. One issue of concern is the nature of the somewhat poorly constrained pre-Tertiary geology and its effects on ground-water flow in the area subsequent to a nuclear test. Ground-water modelers would like to know more about the hydrostratigraphy and geologic structure to support a hydrostratigraphic framework model that is under development for the Yucca Flat Corrective Action Unit (CAU). During 2003, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collected and processed Magnetotelluric (MT) and Audio-magnetotelluric (AMT) data at the Nevada Test Site in and near Yucca Flat to help characterize this pre-Tertiary geology. That work will help to define the character, thickness, and lateral extent of pre-Tertiary confining units. In particular, a major goal has been to define the upper clastic confining unit (UCCU) in the Yucca Flat area. Interpretation will include a three-dimensional (3-D) character analysis and two-dimensional (2-D) resistivity model. The purpose of this report is to release the MT sounding data for Frenchman Flat Profile 3, as shown in Figure 1. No interpretation of the data is included here.},
doi = {10.2172/861041},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/861041}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Nov 23 00:00:00 EST 2005},
month = {Wed Nov 23 00:00:00 EST 2005}
}