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Any major shaking of the Earth can be recorded on a seismograph regardless of the nature of the source. Earthquakes and large explosions generate waves with similar frequency content. This fact has been used for decades to construct systems to monitor detonations of underground nuclear explosions. T...

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Published in:GEUS Bulletin 2011, Vol.23, p.49-52
Main Authors: Larsen, Tine B., Voss, Peter H., Dahl-Jensen, Trine, Gregersen, Søren
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Earthquakes
Explosions
Nuclear explosions
Seismic activity
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Summary:Any major shaking of the Earth can be recorded on a seismograph regardless of the nature of the source. Earthquakes and large explosions generate waves with similar frequency content. This fact has been used for decades to construct systems to monitor detonations of underground nuclear explosions. The quality of the monitoring system has increased significantly in recent years, and we demonstrate here that the data are useful in Danish earthquake research.
ISSN:1904-4666
1604-8156
2597-2154
DOI:10.34194/geusb.v23.4840