Extrapolation of Irregular Subsurface Structures Using the Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio of Long-Period Microtremors

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (2) ◽  
pp. 570-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Uebayashi
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Ratio ◽  
Subsurface Structures ◽  
Long Period

Characteristics of long-period microtremors and their applicability in exploration of deep sedimentary layers

1994 ◽  
Vol 84 (6) ◽  
pp. 1831-1841 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroaki Yamanaka ◽  
Masayuki Takemura ◽  
Hiroshi Ishida ◽  
Masanori Niwa
Keyword(s):  
Rayleigh Waves ◽  
Ground Motions ◽  
Spectral Ratio ◽  
Northwestern Part ◽  
Trial And Error ◽  
Sediment Thickness ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Subsurface Structures ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Good Agreement

Abstract Applicability of long-period microtremors in inferring subsurface structure is examined using measurements of microtremors in the northwestern part of the Kanto Plain in Japan. Short-term continuous measurements of long-period microtremors at both sediment and basement sites were taken. A spectral peak at a period of 4 to 5 sec is stable with time, while peaks at periods less than 2 sec are time variant, suggesting a variation of microtremor sources. However, it was found that the spectral ratio between vertical and horizontal microtremors (ellipticity) at each site is stable with time. Good agreement was found between ellipticities of microtremors at the sediment site and those computed for Rayleigh waves in which the structure of the sediments beneath the site was taken into account. We also found that the ellipticities of Rayleigh waves in earthquake ground motions were consistent with those of the microtremors. These comparisons provide strong evidence that long-period microtremors in the area studied consist mainly of Rayleigh waves. The ellipticity of microtremors was investigated by observing microtremors at temporary observation sites in the Kanto Plain where the sediment thickness varied from 0 to 1 km. The subsurface structures were deduced by trial-and-error fitting of observed ellipticities with theoretical ellipticities that were calculated assuming Rayleigh waves. These results show that ellipticity of long-period microtremors is effective for deducing structure from microtremor data at a single site.

Continuous measurements of microtremors on sediments and basement in Los Angeles, California

1993 ◽  
Vol 83 (5) ◽  
pp. 1595-1609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroaki Yamanaka ◽  
Marijan Dravinski ◽  
Hiroshi Kagami
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Continuous Measurement ◽  
Strong Motion ◽  
Spectral Ratio ◽  
Earthquake Ground Motion ◽  
Spectral Amplitude ◽  
Spectral Ratios ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Deep Sediments

Abstract Continuous measurement of microtremors at two sites on basement rock and sediments was carried out in Los Angeles, California, in order to understand the fundamental characteristics of microtremors. A predominant peak with a period of about 6.5 sec was found in the microtremor spectra in both media. The spectral amplitude of the peaks varied gradually with time in a similar manner at the two sites. Their time-variant characteristics are in agreement with change in oceanic swell height observed at an oceanic buoy in the southwest of Los Angeles. This suggests that they originate from an oceanic disturbance. On the other hand, a clear daily variation of spectral amplitudes at a period of 0.3 sec indicates that short-period microtremors are caused by cultural noises. It was found that the spectral ratio of long-period microtremors between the basement and the sediments was repeatable, although the spectral amplitudes at the two sites were time-variant. The spectral ratio of the long-period microtremors was similar to that derived from strong motion records. This suggests the applicability of spectral ratios of microtremors to assess the effects of deep sediments on long-period earthquake ground motion.

Discrimination of earthquakes and explosions by the rayleigh-wave spectral ratio

1970 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 1653-1668
Author(s):  
John S. Derr
Keyword(s):  
Rayleigh Wave ◽  
Spectral Ratio ◽  
Strike Slip ◽  
Western United States ◽  
Limited Data ◽  
Clear Separation ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Magnitude Range ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
Source Mechanisms

Abstract Limited data from a long-period vertical seismometer and the prototype of a new mercury tiltmeter at the station, Harvard, Massachusetts, tend to confirm that the Rayleigh-wave spectral ratio of short- to long-period energy provides a useful discriminant for underground explosions in the Western United States at distances of from 28° to 38° in the magnitude range of 3.5 < Ms < 5.6. This corresponds to discrimination in the range of 5.0 < mb < 6.3. The same spectral ratio, however, does not discriminate the large Milrow event in the Aleutians from earthquakes in the same region, possibly because of differences in earthquake source mechanisms in different regions and because this explosion released significant tectonic strain. The Rayleigh spectral ratio complements the Mg — mb discriminant by providing a clear separation of earthquakes and explosions in some geographical regions where earthquakes are of low stress drop and generally strike-slip in mechanism.

Crustal structure of the Baltic Shield beneath Umeå, Sweden, from the spectral behavior of long-period P waves

1975 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-126
Author(s):  
Lap Sau Leong
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Measure ◽  
Spectral Ratio ◽  
Radial Component ◽  
P Wave ◽  
P Waves ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Recording Station ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Lateral Variations ◽  
Teleseismic Events

abstract The method of spectral ratio response for crustal thickness determination beneath a receiving station, using long-period P waves of teleseismic events, has been applied. The purpose of this study is to investigate further the already well-depicted shield structure in Sweden beneath the WWSSN station at Umeå, the methodical procedure involved in this inversion problem, and possible sensitivity of the method to lateral variations of the shield area beneath the recording station. Teleseismic events from the Okhotsk Sea, Mongolia, and Hindu Kush regions are considered. Results suggest a value of 42 km for the two-layer crustal model beneath Umeå with possible lateral variations in velocity and/or dipping M-discontinuity surface to the east. It is proposed that a quantitative measure of the reliability of amplitudes and periodicity of peaks of the response ratios and indications of possible lateral anisotropy are obtained by treating the horizontal P-wave component both as a radial component of a three-component vector field and as being along the great circle through the epicenter and the receiving station.

On nearly-commensurable periods in the restricted problem of three bodies, with calculations of the long-period variations in the interior 2:1 case

1966 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 197-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. Message
Keyword(s):  
Periodic Solution ◽  
Periodic Solutions ◽  
Large Amplitude ◽  
Restricted Problem ◽  
Small Amplitude ◽  
Minor Planets ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Numerical Integrations ◽  
Period Variations ◽  
The Mean

An analytical discussion of that case of motion in the restricted problem, in which the mean motions of the infinitesimal, and smaller-massed, bodies about the larger one are nearly in the ratio of two small integers displays the existence of a series of periodic solutions which, for commensurabilities of the typep+ 1:p, includes solutions of Poincaré'sdeuxième sortewhen the commensurability is very close, and of thepremière sortewhen it is less close. A linear treatment of the long-period variations of the elements, valid for motions in which the elements remain close to a particular periodic solution of this type, shows the continuity of near-commensurable motion with other motion, and some of the properties of long-period librations of small amplitude.To extend the investigation to other types of motion near commensurability, numerical integrations of the equations for the long-period variations of the elements were carried out for the 2:1 interior case (of which the planet 108 “Hecuba” is an example) to survey those motions in which the eccentricity takes values less than 0·1. An investigation of the effect of the large amplitude perturbations near commensurability on a distribution of minor planets, which is originally uniform over mean motion, shows a “draining off” effect from the vicinity of exact commensurability of a magnitude large enough to account for the observed gap in the distribution at the 2:1 commensurability.

Discussion following the presentation by F. Deubner

1977 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 69-74
Keyword(s):  
List Type ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Type Number ◽  
Harmonic Motion ◽  
Locally Excited ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Coherent Wave ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Global Modes

The discussion was separated into 3 different topics according to the separation made by the reviewer between the different periods of waves observed in the sun :1) global modes (long period oscillations) with predominantly radial harmonic motion.2) modes with large coherent - wave systems but not necessarily global excitation (300 s oscillation).3) locally excited - short period waves.

The growth of mica polytypes as studied by conventional and high-resolution TEM

1983 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 174-177
Author(s):  
A. Baronnet ◽  
M. Amouric
Keyword(s):  
Water Pressure ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Temperature Fields ◽  
Natural Occurrence ◽  
Growth Mechanisms ◽  
Long Period ◽  
High Resolution Tem ◽  
Layer Stacking ◽  
Experimental Works ◽  
Potential Use

The origin of mica polytypes has long been a challenging problem for crystal- lographers, mineralogists and petrologists. From the petrological point of view, interest in this field arose from the potential use of layer stacking data to furnish further informations about equilibrium and/or kinetic conditions prevailing during the crystallization of the widespread mica-bearing rocks. From the compilation of previous experimental works dealing with the occurrence domains of the various mica "polymorphs" (1Mr, 1M, 2M1, 2M2 and 3T) within water-pressure vs temperature fields, it became clear that most of these modifications should be considered as metastable for a fixed mica species. Furthermore, the natural occurrence of long-period (or complex) polytypes could not be accounted for by phase considerations. This highlighted the need of a more detailed kinetic approach of the problem and, in particular, of the role growth mechanisms of basal faces could play in this crystallographic phenomenon.

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