2004 Seismic Research Review Proceedings
Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Papers

The Papers are divided into the following sections. Click on a section name to view a hyperlinked list of papers, which are listed alphabetically by primary author.

  1. Theme Paper
  2. Seismic Regional Characterization and Wave Propagation
  3. Seismic Event Detection and Location
  4. Seismic Identification and Source Characterization
  5. Hydroacoustic Monitoring
  6. Radionuclide Monitoring
  7. Infrasound Monitoring
  8. Data Processing and Analysis

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1. Theme PaperTop
1-01Anderson, D., R. Willemann, H. Miley, C. Edwards, P. Herrington, J. Harris, J. Wehlburg, D. Harris, J. Zucca, and L. Casey
Trends in Nuclear Explosion Monitoring
2. Seismic Regional Characterization and Wave PropagationTop
2-01Ammon, C., M. Kosarian, R. Herrmann, M. Pasyanos, W. Walter, and H. Tkalcic
Simultaneous Inversion of Receiver Functions, Multi-mode Dispersion, and Travel-time Tomography for Lithospheric Structure Beneath the Middle East and North Africa
2-02Ammon, C., W. Sevilla, R. Herrmann, and G. Randall
Systematic Inversion of Receiver Functions and Surface Wave Dispersion for Crustal Structure in Central Asia
2-03Brown, W., T. VanDeMark, D. Doser, and A. Velasco
An Integrated Geophysical Study of the Lithospheric Structure Beneath Libya
2-04Bungum, H., O. Ritzmann, J. Faleide, N. Maercklin, J. Schweitzer, W. Mooney, S. Detweiler, and W. Leith
Development of a Three-dimensional Velocity Model for the Crust and Upper Mantle in the Barents Sea, Novaya Zemlya, Kara Sea and Kola-Karelia Regions
2-05Gitterman, Y., V. Pinsky, K. Solomi, A. Hofstetter, C. Gurbuz, and M. Ergin
Using Ground Truth Events for Travel Time Calibration and Studying Seismic Energy Generation and Partitioning into Various Regional Phases
2-06Harris, D., F. Ringdal, E. Kremenetskaya, S. Mykkeltveit, D. Rock, J. Schweitzer, T. Hauk, and J. Lewis
Ground Truth Collection for Mining Explosions in Northern Fennoscandia and Russia
2-07Li, H., I. Morozov, and S. Smithson
Lg Amplitude Ratios from Peaceful Nuclear Explosions and Crustal Structure in Northern Eurasia
2-08Mackey, K., K. Fujita, H. Hartse, and L. Steck
Seismic Regionalization Research in Northeast Russia
2-09Martin, R., M. Krasovec, M. Toksoz, H. Kuleli, and E. Vergino
Caucasus Seismic Information Network
2-10Mayeda, K., W. Phillips, L. Malagnini, and D. Dreger
Evolution of the Regional Coda Methodology
2-11Morozov, I., E. Morozova, and S. Smithson
Nuclear-Explosion Profiles for Seismic Calibration of Northern Eurasia
2-12Myers, S., L. Preston, J. Wagoner, S. Larsen, K. Smith, and W. Walter
Simulation of Regional Explosion S-phases (SiRES) Project
2-13Pasyanos, M., W. Walter, H. Tkalcic, G. Franz, and M. Flanagan
Geophysical Model Research and Results
2-14Pulliam, J. and M. Sen
Waveform Modeling of the Crust and Upper Mantle Using S, Sp, SsPmP, and Shear-Coupled PL Waves for Improved Event Location, Focal Depth Determination, and Uncertainty Estimation
2-15Rodgers, A. and A. Al-Amri
Seismic Data for Nuclear Explosion Monitoring in the Arabian Peninsula
2-16Sandvol, E., J. Xie, and B. Mitchell
High-Resolution Tomographic Mapping of Regional Phase Q in the Middle East
2-17Stevens, J., D. Adams, G. Baker, M. Eneva, and H. Xu
Improved Surface Wave-Dispersion Models, Amplitude Measurements, and Azimuth Estimates
2-18Toksoz, M., H. Kuleli, C. Gurbuz, D. Kalafat, T. Bekler, C. Schultz, R. Gok, and D. Harris
Calibration of Regional Seismic Stations in the Middle East with Shots in Turkey
2-19Wu, R., X. Xie, Z. Ge, and T. Lay
Quantifying Source Excitation and Path Effects for High Frequency Regional Waves
2-20Xie, J.
Tomographic Mapping of Regional Wave Q in Eastern Eurasia
3. Seismic Event Detection and LocationTop
3-01Ballard, S., M. Chang, J. Hipp, L. Jensen, R. Simons, and L. Wilkening
The 2004 Knowledge Base Parametric Grid Data Software Suite
3-02Bodin, P., A. Akinci, L. Malagnini, K. Mayeda, and A. Rodgers
Seismic Sources and Wave Propagation in Western India
3-03Brazier, R., Y. Park, A. Nyblade, and M. Pasyanos
Ground Truth Events from Regional Seismic Networks in Northeastern Africa
3-04Brooks, B., L. Frazer, F. Gomez, and E. Sandvol
Ground Truth of African and Eastern Mediterranean Shallow Seismicity Using SAR Interferometry and Gibbs Sampling Inversion
3-05Buckley, S., P. Vincent, and K. Gudipati
Next-Generation InSAR Ground-Truth Data and Techniques: Initial Results
3-06Engdahl, E., E. Bergman, S. Myers, and F. Ryall
Improved Ground Truth in Southern Asia Using In-Country Data, Analyst Waveform Review and Advanced Algorithms
3-07Flanagan, M. and S. Myers
Regional Travel-Time Prediction, Uncertainty, and Location Improvement
3-08Kim, W., D. Schaff, J. Zhang, F. Waldhauser, and P. Richards
Evaluation of Cross-Correlation Methods on a Massive Scale for Accurate Relocation of Seismic Events
3-09Reiter, D., J. Bonner, and R. Shumway
Development of Innovative Filtering Techniques for Improved Depth Phase Detection at Regional Distances
3-10Ringdal, F., T. Kvaerna, E. Kremenetskaya, V. Asming, S. Kozyrev, S. Mykkeltveit, S. Gibbons, and J. Schweitzer
Research in Regional Seismic Monitoring
3-11Rodi, W.
Error Analysis in the Joint Event Location/Seismic Calibration Inverse Problem
3-12Saikia, C., G. Ichinose, H. Thio, D. Helmberger, and M. Simons
Ground Truth Locations Using Synergy Between Remote Sensing and Seismic Methods - Application to Earthquakes in Iran and Indian Subcontinent
3-13Saikia, C., J. Chen, G. Ichinose, D. Helmberger, A. Konca, and M. Simons
Ground Truth Locations Using Synergy Between Remote Sensing and Seismic Methods - Application to Chinese Earthquakes
3-14Sheehan, A., G. Monsalve, C. Rowe, and M. Begnaud
Ground Truth in Central Asia from In-Country Networks
3-15Steck, L., C. Rowe, M. Begnaud, W. Phillips, V. Gee, and A. Velasco
Advancing Seismic Event Location Through Difference Constraints and Three-Dimensional Models
3-16Thurber, C. and H. Zhang
Methods for Improving Seismic Event Location Processing
3-17Tibuleac, I., D. Harris, J. Britton, T. Hauk, H. Hooper, and J. Bonner
Detection Methods for Mining Explosions in Southern Asia
4. Seismic Identification and Source CharacterizationTop
4-01Bonner, J., D. Reiter, D. Harkrider, and S. Russell
Development of a Time Domain, Variable-Period Surface Wave Magnitude Measurement Procedure for Application at Regional Distances
4-02Bungum, H., T. Kvaerna, S. Mykkeltveit, M. Roth, V. Oye, K. Aastebol, D. Harris, and S. Larsen
Energy Partitioning for Seismic Events in Fennoscandia and NW Russia
4-03Gupta, I., S. Taylor, R. Wagner, and W. Rivers
A Seismic Event Discrimination System Based on Improved Understanding of Lg from Explosions - Preliminary Results
4-04Hedlin, M., B. Stump, S. Arrowsmith, and M. Renwald
A Comparative Test of Seismic Discriminants for Mining Explosions
4-05Hooper, H., H. Patton, J. Bonner, and M. Leidig
Using Short-Period Surface Waves to Model Source Phenomena
4-06Leidig, M., B. Stump, J. Bonner, C. Hayward, A. Velasco, D. Baker, H. Hooper, W. Walter, X. Yang, R. Zhou, C. Edwards, M. Renwald, and J. Lewkowicz
Source Phenomenology Experiments in Arizona
4-07Mooney, W., S. Schulte, and S. Detweiler
Intraplate Seismicity and the Discrimination of Nuclear Test Events Using an Updated Global Earthquake Catalog
4-08Phillips, W., H. Patton, S. Taylor, H. Hartse, and G. Randall
Calibration for Coda Based Magnitude and Yield
4-09Rautian, T., V. Khalturin, W. Phillips, and P. Richards
Explosion Source Phenomena Using Soviet Test Era Waveform Data
4-10Richardson, E., A. Nyblade, W. Walter, and A. Rodgers
Seismic Source Characterization and Energy Partitioning from In-Mine and Regional Broadband Data in South Africa
4-11Sammis, C. and R. Biegel
Mechanics of Strengthening in Crystalline Rock at Low Temperatures: A Preliminary Assessment
4-12Stevens, J., G. Baker, H. Xu, T. Bennett, N. Rimer, and S. Day
The Physical Basis of Lg Generation by Explosion Sources
4-13Stevens, J., N. Rimer, H. Xu, J. Murphy, B. Barker, S. Gibbons, C. Lindholm, F. Ringdal, T. Kvaerna, and I. Kitov
Analysis and Simulation of Cavity-Decoupled Chemical Explosions
4-14Toksoz, M., X. Li, M. Krasovec, and S. Chi
Characterization of an Explosion Source in a Complex Medium by Modeling and Wavelet Domain Inversion
4-15Walter, W., K. Mayeda, A. Rodgers, S. Taylor, D. Dodge, E. Matzel, and M. Ganzberger
Regional Seismic Identification Research: Processing, Transportability and Source Models
4-16Xie, J., A. Li, J. Zhang, and T. Hong
A Study of Regional Wave Excitation by Clustered Underground Explosions Using a Reciprocal Theorem
4-17Yang, X., S. Taylor, M. Maceira, H. Patton, J. Rutledge, G. Randall, and M. Renwald
Regional Event Identification Research in Eastern Asia
4-18Zhou, R., B. Stump, and C. Hayward
Ms:Mb Discrimination Study of Mining Explosions in Wyoming, USA and Qianan, China
5. Hydroacoustic MonitoringTop
5-01Harben, P., E. Matzel, D. Blackman, and D. Clarke
Hydroacoustic Blockage Calibration for Discrimination: Results from 2003 Indian Ocean Cruise, and Imploding Sphere Calibration Source Development
5-02Pulli, J., Z. Upton, and J. Bhattacharyya
Insights Into Blockage, Reverberation and Direction Finding Using Array Processing of Hydroacoustic Signals in the Indian Ocean
5-03Tolstoy, M., D. Bohnenstiehl, and E. Chapp
Long Range Acoustic Propagation of High Frequency Energy in the Indian Ocean from Icebergs and Earthquakes
6. Radionuclide MonitoringTop
6-01McIntyre, J., C. Aalseth, T. Bowyer, J. Hayes, T. Heimbigner, S. Morris, and P. Reeder
Triple Coincidence Radioxenon Detector
6-02Rynes, J., D. Penn, and P. Donohoe
Research and Development of Radioxenon Monitoring Systems
7. Infrasound MonitoringTop
7-01Bass, H. and F. Shields
The Use of Arrays of Electronic Sensors to Separate Infrasound from Wind Noise
7-02Bowman, J., G. Baker, and M. Bahavar
Infrasound Station Ambient Noise Estimates
7-03Chael, E. and R. Whitaker
Infrasound Signal Library
7-04Garces, M., M. Willis, C. Hetzer, and S. Businger
The Hunt for Leaky Elevated Infrasonic Waveguides
7-05Gibson, R. and D. Norris
Integration of Infrasound Propagation Models and Near-Real-Time Atmospheric Characterizations
7-06Herrin, E., P. Golden, P. Negraru, H. Bass, G. Hunter, W. Andre, J. Olson, D. Osborne, M. Garces, M. Hedlin, and K. Hoffmann
Infrasound Calibration Experiments at White Sands Missile Range: Planning and Preparations
7-07Norris, D.
Time-Domain Modeling Techniques and the Study of Infrasonic Propagation
7-08O'Brien , M. and G. Shields
Infrasound Source Location Using Time-Varying Atmospheric Models
7-09ReVelle, D., R. Whitaker, J. Mutschlecner, and M. Renwald
Discrimination of Earthquakes and Mining Blasts Using Infrasound
7-10Walker, K., S. Arrowsmith, J. Berger, M. Hedlin, and M. Zumberge
Resolving Infrasound Signal Back Azimuths with Arrays of Optical Fiber Sensors
8. Data Processing and AnalysisTop
8-01Aguilar-Chang, J., R. Stead, and M. Begnaud
Advances in Applying Data Warehouses to Seismic Calibration Research
8-02Ballard, S. and J. Lewis
DBTools: A Suite of Tools for Manipulating Information in a Relational Database
8-03Heimbigner, T., T. Bowyer, J. Hayes, C. Hubbard, J. McIntyre, M. Panisko, M. Ripplinger, and R. Suarez
State-of-Health Software for the Automated Radioxenon Sampler/Analyzer
8-04Kerr, J. and D. McClung
Low-Noise Borehole Triaxial Seismometer
8-05Kohl, B., T. Bennett, I. Bondar, B. Barker, W. Nagy, C. Reasoner, and J. Hanson
Development of a Network Data Set for Evaluating Detection and Network Processing Performance
8-06Kromer, R. and T. Townsend
Seismic Sensor Component Evaluation
8-07Kvaerna, T., S. Gibbons, F. Ringdal, and D. Harris
Integrated Seismic Event Detection and Location by Advanced Array Processing
8-08Langston, C., I. Rabak, C. Chiu, and C. Liang
Working With and Around the NNSA Database Schema
8-09Merchant, B., D. Hart, E. Chael, M. Chown, and J. Hampton
Knowledge Base Navigator Facilitating Regional Analysis Inter-Tool Communication
8-10Rivers, W., R. Wagner, J. Chen, E. Siu, C. Schultz, D. Dodge, and G. Pope
Efficient Integration of Old and New Research Tools for Automating the Identification and Analysis of Seismic Reference Events
8-11Ruppert, S., D. Dodge, A. Elliott, M. Ganzberger, T. Hauk, E. Matzel, and F. Ryall
Enhancing Seismic Calibration Research Through Software Automation
8-12Woodward, R., M. Bahavar, and R. North
Data Resources to Support Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Research and Development

There are 83 Papers in this set of Proceedings