Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations and mathematical symbols
- Prologue
- 1 Seismology: ancient and modern
- 2 Statistical solutions to seismological problems
- 3 Seismograms as time series
- 4 Seismographs and seismograms
- 5 Seismometer arrays and processing methods
- 6 Seismogram interpretation and synthesis
- 7 Hypocentres and P travel times
- 8 Seismic magnitudes
- 9 Seismic source identification
- 10 Epilogue
- Appendix A P and S radiation from a double-couple source
- Appendix B Normal equations for analysis of variance
- Appendix C Some uses of the FFT
- Appendix D Anelastic attenuation
- Appendix E The relation of the transient and steady-state responses
- Appendix F Seismometer–galvanometer systems
- Appendix G SNI from summing array recordings
- Appendix H The equations for computing MP filters
- Appendix I Circular arrays
- Appendix J Geometrical spreading when S reflects as sP
- Appendix K The Fourier integral for a dispersed wave train
- Appendix L Tables of explosions and earthquakes
- Appendix M Album of body-wave seismograms
- Appendix N Exercises
- References
- Further reading
- Author index
- Index
Prologue
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2013
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations and mathematical symbols
- Prologue
- 1 Seismology: ancient and modern
- 2 Statistical solutions to seismological problems
- 3 Seismograms as time series
- 4 Seismographs and seismograms
- 5 Seismometer arrays and processing methods
- 6 Seismogram interpretation and synthesis
- 7 Hypocentres and P travel times
- 8 Seismic magnitudes
- 9 Seismic source identification
- 10 Epilogue
- Appendix A P and S radiation from a double-couple source
- Appendix B Normal equations for analysis of variance
- Appendix C Some uses of the FFT
- Appendix D Anelastic attenuation
- Appendix E The relation of the transient and steady-state responses
- Appendix F Seismometer–galvanometer systems
- Appendix G SNI from summing array recordings
- Appendix H The equations for computing MP filters
- Appendix I Circular arrays
- Appendix J Geometrical spreading when S reflects as sP
- Appendix K The Fourier integral for a dispersed wave train
- Appendix L Tables of explosions and earthquakes
- Appendix M Album of body-wave seismograms
- Appendix N Exercises
- References
- Further reading
- Author index
- Index
Summary
Politics and science, Politics and science,
They make a real ideal alliance,
Pick out a threshold to fit your plan,
Anything goes boy! Get that test ban!
Trebor Sirrah (aka Robert Harris) a fault along the PotomacIn September 1996 the United Nations Information Directorate (UNIDIR) held a press conference in Geneva to announce the successful negotiation of a treaty, the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), that when it enters into force will ban all nuclear explosions. At the request of the UNIDIR, Peter Marshall of the Blacknest Seismology Group of the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) joined the panel to answer technical questions from the press (Figure 1). Why was Peter amongst all the experts who had attended the negotiations chosen to join the panel? Because all the delegates recognized that through his personal qualities and his expertise Peter contributed more than anyone else to the success of the technical negotiations. Professor Dr Peter Wille (German Delegation) expressed what many delegates felt:
There is no doubt in my mind that this common work would not exist without the unique leadership and guidance of Peter Marshall … I consider him the embodiment of credibility, of impartial confidence and judgement and of the deep understanding of the opinions and needs of the various parties and individuals. He has also an excellent … disarming sense of humour.
Peter was able to make such a significant technical contribution to the negotiations because he had worked on the application of seismology to the verification of arms-control treaties, that is, forensic seismology, from its beginnings.
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- Forensic Seismology and Nuclear Test Bans , pp. xxix - xlivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013