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Monitoring the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Source Processes and Explosion Yield Estimation

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Editors:
  1. Göran Ekström

    1. Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA

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  2. Marvin Denny

    1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, USA

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  3. John R. Murphy

    1. Maxwell Technologies, Inc., Reston, USA

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Göran Ekström, Marvin Denny, John R. Murphy
      Pages 1863-1865

  3. Source Processes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1867-1867
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    2. Effects of Rock Damage on Seismic Waves Generated by Explosions

      • L. R. Johnson, C. G. Sammis
      Pages 1869-1908

    3. Wave Generation from Explosions in Rock Cavities

      • C. Liu, T. J. Ahrens
      Pages 1909-1949

    4. Regional Magnitude Scaling, Transportability, and Ms:mb Discrimination at Small Magnitudes

      • Howard J. Patton
      Pages 1951-2015

    5. Shallow Velocity Structure at the Shagan River Test Site in Kazakhstan

      • Jessie L. Bonner, D. Craig Pearson, W. Scott Phillips, Steven R. Taylor
      Pages 2017-2039

    6. The Kirovskiy Explosion of September 29, 1996: Example of a CTB Event Notification for a Routine Mining Blast

      • Douglas R. Baumgardt, William Leith
      Pages 2041-2058

    7. Source Directivity, Signal Decorrelation, Spectral Modulation and Analysis of Spatio-temporal Patterns of Multiple Explosions

      • Zoltan A. Der, douglas R. Baumgardt
      Pages 2059-2076

    8. Seismic Source Characteristics of Soviet Peaceful Nuclear Explosions

      • J. R. Murphy, I. O. Kitov, B. W. Barker, D. D. Sultanov
      Pages 2077-2101

  4. Explosion Yield Estimation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 2103-2103
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    2. Seismic Source Characteristics of Nuclear Explosions in Water-filled Cavities

      • J. R. Murphy, D. D. Sultanov, N. Rimer, B. W. Barker
      Pages 2105-2121

    3. Application of Network-averaged Teleseismic P-wave Spectra to Seismic Yield Estimation of Underground Nuclear Explosions

      • J. R. Murphy, B. W. Barker
      Pages 2123-2171

    4. Effects of Source RDP Models and Near-source Propagation: Implication for Seismic Yield Estimation

      • Chandan K. Saikia, D. V. Helmberger, R. J. Stead, B. B. Woods
      Pages 2173-2216

    5. Yield Estimation for Semipalatinsk Underground Nuclear Explosions Using Seismic Surface-wave Observations at Near-regional Distances

      • V. V. Adushkin
      Pages 2217-2226

    6. Yield Estimation from Surface-wave Amplitudes

      • Jeffry L. Stevens, John R. Murphy
      Pages 2227-2251

    7. TeleseismicLgof Semipalatinsk and Novaya Zemlya Nuclear Explosions Recorded by the GRF (Gräfenberg) Array: Comparison with RegionalLg(BRV) and their Potential for Accurate Yield Estimation

      • JÖRG Schlittenhardt
      Pages 2253-2274

    8. Classical and Bayesian Seismic Yield Estimation: The 1998 Indian and Pakistani Tests

      • Robert H. Shumway
      Pages 2275-2290
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About this book

Pure appl. geophys., by 161 nations. Entry of the treaty into force, however, is still uncertain since it requires ratification by all 44 nations that have some nuclear capability and, as of 15 June 2001, only 31 of those nations have done so. Although entry of the CTBT into force is still uncertain, seismologists and scientists in related fields, such as radionuclides, have proceeded with new research on issues relevant to monitoring compliance with it. Results of much of that research may be used by the International Monitoring System, headquartered in Vienna, and by several national centers and individual institutions, to monitor compliance with the CTBT. New issues associated with CTBT monitoring in the 21st century have presented scientists with many new challenges. They must be able to effectively monitor com­ pliance by several countries that have not previously been nuclear powers. Effective monitoring requires that we be able to detect and locate much smaller nuclear events than ever before and to distinguish them from small earthquakes and other types of explosions. We must have those capabilities in regions that are seismically active and geologically complex, and where seismic waves might not propagate efficiently.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA

    Göran Ekström

  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, USA

    Marvin Denny

  • Maxwell Technologies, Inc., Reston, USA

    John R. Murphy

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Monitoring the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Source Processes and Explosion Yield Estimation

  • Editors: Göran Ekström, Marvin Denny, John R. Murphy

  • Series Title: Pageoph Topical Volumes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8310-8

  • Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Basel AG 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7643-6552-3Published: 01 December 2001

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-0348-8310-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2504-3625

  • Series E-ISSN: 2504-3633

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 429

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour

  • Additional Information: Reprint from Pure and Applied Geophysics (PAGEOPH), volume 158, No. 11, 2001

  • Topics: Geophysics/Geodesy

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