Source spectra of the first four Source Physics Experiments (SPE) explosions from the frequency-domain moment-tensor inversion

Yang, Xiaoning

doi:10.1785/0120150263

Title: Source spectra of the first four Source Physics Experiments (SPE) explosions from the frequency-domain moment-tensor inversion

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In this study, I used seismic waveforms recorded within 2 km from the epicenter of the first four Source Physics Experiments (SPE) explosions to invert for the moment-tensor spectra of these explosions. I employed a one-dimensional (1D) Earth model for Green's function calculations. The model was developed from P- and R_g-wave travel times and amplitudes. I selected data for the inversion based on the criterion that they had consistent travel times and amplitude behavior as those predicted by the 1D model. Due to limited azimuthal coverage of the sources and the mostly vertical-component-only nature of the dataset, only long-period, volumetric components of the moment-tensor spectra were well constrained.

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Yang, Xiaoning ^[1]

Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Publication Date:: Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1296669

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-15-27280
Journal ID: ISSN 0037-1106

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 106; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 0037-1106

Publisher:: Seismological Society of America

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 58 GEOSCIENCES

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  title        = {Source spectra of the first four Source Physics Experiments (SPE) explosions from the frequency-domain moment-tensor inversion},

  author       = {Yang, Xiaoning},

  abstractNote = {In this study, I used seismic waveforms recorded within 2 km from the epicenter of the first four Source Physics Experiments (SPE) explosions to invert for the moment-tensor spectra of these explosions. I employed a one-dimensional (1D) Earth model for Green's function calculations. The model was developed from P- and Rg-wave travel times and amplitudes. I selected data for the inversion based on the criterion that they had consistent travel times and amplitude behavior as those predicted by the 1D model. Due to limited azimuthal coverage of the sources and the mostly vertical-component-only nature of the dataset, only long-period, volumetric components of the moment-tensor spectra were well constrained.},

  doi          = {10.1785/0120150263},

  journal      = {Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America},

  number       = 4,

  volume       = 106,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016},

  month        = {Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016}

}

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