What can football tell us about nuclear testing?
Abstract
When football fans in a stadium cheer loudly enough, it can create a seismic signal. But how do we know cheering is the cause and not something else? Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory study how to differentiate between “nuisance alarms” – like “fanquakes,” earthquakes, or mine explosions – and an underground nuclear test. This information helps improve tools for international nuclear test treaty monitoring – and makes the world safer.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1487194
- Resource Type:
- Multimedia
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 58 GEOSCIENCES; 98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; EXPLOSION MONITORING; SEISMIC SIGNAL; SEISMIC DATA
Citation Formats
. What can football tell us about nuclear testing?. United States: N. p., 2018.
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"What can football tell us about nuclear testing?". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1487194.
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