Description
Monitoring Underground Nuclear Explosions focuses on the checking of underground nuclear explosions, including the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTB), seismological stations, earthquake-source models, and seismicity.
The publication first elaborates on test-ban negotiations, nuclear explosions, seismological background, and explosions and earthquakes as seismic sources. Concerns cover comparison between explosion-source and earthquake-source models, theoretical calculation of seismic waves, earth structure, seismicity, nuclear test activities, bomb designs, and disarmament treaties. The manuscript then tackles seismological stations, detection, event definition and location, depth estimation, and identification. Topics include multistation discriminants, statistical aspects, long-period and short-period signals, near distances, location by a network of stations, international data exchange, station detection capabilities, and station networks. The book examines the monitoring of a comprehensive test-ban treaty, nonseismological identification, evasion, peaceful nuclear explosions, and yield estimation.
The text is a dependable reference for researchers interested in the monitoring of underground nuclear explosions.
Chapter
2.3 Present positions on the test-ban issue
2.3 Present positions on the test-ban issue
Chapter 3. NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
Chapter 3. NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
3.3 Nuclear explosion phenomena
3.3 Nuclear explosion phenomena
3.4 Nuclear test activities
3.4 Nuclear test activities
3.5 Technical, military, and political significance of nuclear-weapon tests
3.5 Technical, military, and political significance of nuclear-weapon tests
Chapter 4. SEISMOLOGICAL BACKGROUND
Chapter 4. SEISMOLOGICAL BACKGROUND
Chapter 5. EXPLOSIONS AND EARTHQUAKES AS SEISMIC SOURCES
Chapter 5. EXPLOSIONS AND EARTHQUAKES AS SEISMIC SOURCES
5.1 Explosion-source models
5.1 Explosion-source models
5.2 Earthquake-source models
5.2 Earthquake-source models
5.3 Comparison between explosion-source and earthquake-source models
5.3 Comparison between explosion-source and earthquake-source models
5.4 Theoretical calculation of seismic waves
5.4 Theoretical calculation of seismic waves
Chapter 6. SEISMOLOGICAL STATIONS
Chapter 6. SEISMOLOGICAL STATIONS
7.3 Station detection capabilities
7.3 Station detection capabilities
Chapter 8. EVENT DEFINITION AND LOCATION
Chapter 8. EVENT DEFINITION AND LOCATION
8.1 Location by an array station
8.1 Location by an array station
8.2 Location by a network of stations
8.2 Location by a network of stations
8.3 Event location at short distances
8.3 Event location at short distances
8.4 International data exchange
8.4 International data exchange
Chapter 9. DEPTH ESTIMATION
Chapter 9. DEPTH ESTIMATION
9.1 Surface-reflected phases
9.1 Surface-reflected phases
9.6 Comparison and combinations
9.6 Comparison and combinations
Chapter 10. IDENTIFICATION
Chapter 10. IDENTIFICATION
10.2 The mb(Ms) discriminant
10.2 The mb(Ms) discriminant
10.3 Short-period discriminants
10.3 Short-period discriminants
10.5 Multistation discriminants
10.5 Multistation discriminants
10.6 Operative aspects of discrimination
10.6 Operative aspects of discrimination
Chapter 11. YIELD ESTIMATION
Chapter 11. YIELD ESTIMATION
11.1 Theoretical amplitude—yield relations
11.1 Theoretical amplitude—yield relations
11.2 Observed mb— yield relations
11.2 Observed mb— yield relations
11.3 Observed Ms—yield relations
11.3 Observed Ms—yield relations
11.4 Yield estimates of underground nuclear explosions 1963–1976
11.4 Yield estimates of underground nuclear explosions 1963–1976
Chapter 12. PEACEFUL NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
Chapter 12. PEACEFUL NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
12.1 Possible applications of PNE
12.1 Possible applications of PNE
12.2 Nuclear explosions conducted for peaceful purposes
12.2 Nuclear explosions conducted for peaceful purposes
12.3 Future prospects for PNE
12.3 Future prospects for PNE
13.3 Hide-in-earthquake method
13.3 Hide-in-earthquake method
13.4 The feasibility of evasion
13.4 The feasibility of evasion
Chapter 14. NONSEISMOLOGICAL IDENTIFICATION
Chapter 14. NONSEISMOLOGICAL IDENTIFICATION
14.2 Reconnaissance satellites
14.2 Reconnaissance satellites
14.3 Intelligence methods
14.3 Intelligence methods
Chapter 15. MONITORING A COMPREHENSIVE TEST-BAN TREATY
Chapter 15. MONITORING A COMPREHENSIVE TEST-BAN TREATY
15.1 Political requirements of the verification of a CTB
15.1 Political requirements of the verification of a CTB
Appendix 1. Treaties related to nuclear explosions
Appendix 1. Treaties related to nuclear explosions
Appendix 2. Announced and presumed nuclear explosions in 1963–1976
Appendix 2. Announced and presumed nuclear explosions in 1963–1976
Abbreviations and symbols
Abbreviations and symbols
Monitoring Underground Nuclear Explosions
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