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Authors: | Pignatelli, A.* Giuntini, A.* Console, R.* |
Title: | Matlab software for the analysis of seismic waves recorded by three-element arrays | Journal: | Computers & Geosciences | Series/Report no.: | 7 / 34 (2008) | Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd. | Issue Date: | Jul-2008 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.cageo.2007.10.003 | Keywords: | Cross-correlation Location Automation Array processing CTBT |
Subject Classification: | 04. Solid Earth::04.02. Exploration geophysics::04.02.06. Seismic methods | Abstract: | We develop and implement an algorithm for inverting three-element array data on a Matlab platform. The algorithm allows reliable estimation of back azimuth and apparent velocity from seismic records under low signal-to-noise conditions. We start with a cubic spline interpolation of the waveforms and determine the differences between arrival times at pairs of array elements. The time differences are directly computed from cross-correlation functions. The advantages of this technique are (a) manual picking of the onset of each arrival is not necessary at each array element; (b) interpolation makes it possible to estimate time differences at a higher resolution than the sampling rate of the digital waveforms; (c) consistency among three independent determinations provides a reliability check; and (d) the value of apparent velocity indicates the nature of the recorded wavelet and physically checks the results. The algorithm was tested on data collected by a tri-partite array (with an aperture of 250 m) deployed in 1998 by the National Data Center of Israel, during a field experiment in southern Israel, 20km southwest of the Dead Sea. The data include shallow explosions and natural earthquakes under both high and low signal-to-noise conditions. The procedure developed in this study is considered suitable for searching of small aftershocks subsequent to an underground explosion, in the context of on-site inspections according to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). |
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