Depth of Burial Experiment in Kazakstan
Depth of Burial Experiment, 25-ton shot at 50 m depth on 08/03/97.
Depth of Burial Experiment, 25-ton shot at 50 m depth on August 03, 1997.
A 25-ton explosion is conducted at a burial depth of 50 m in a borehole in Balapan.
This picture shows the explosion (photograph courtesy of Luke Kluchko, DSWA).
Waveform data at near-field (few km to 20 km) have been acquired by instrument
deployed by LANL/NNC team. While regional waveforms at distance ranges of 100 - 1000 km
have been acquired by LDEO/LLNL/NNC deployment.
See waveform for regional data.
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Last Edited: Oct 09, 1997