Geoacoustics Takes to the Sky

Technical Report · Tue Jan 03 04:00:00 EST 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1343653· OSTI ID:1343653

Bowman, Daniel ^[1]; Young, Eliot ^[1]; Cutts, James ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Low frequency sound waves transmit information on both natural and anthropogenic phenomena, transfer energy between the lower and upper atmosphere, and often propagate for thousands of kilometers. These sound waves are typically in the "infrasound" (below human hearing) range. Although the vast majority of geoacoustic sensor networks have existed on the Earth's surface, microphones drifting in the atmosphere may have much greater sensitivity as well as sample regions inaccessible from the ground.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1343653
• Report Number(s): SAND--2017-1336R; 651064
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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