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SPE2 Far-field Seismic Data Quicklook

The purpose of this report is to provide a brief overview of the far-field seismic data collected by the array of instruments (Figures 1 and 2) deployed by the Source Physics experiment for shots 1 (roughly 100 kg TNT equivalent at a depth of 60 m) and shot 2, (roughly 2000 kg TNT equivalent at a depth of 45 m). 'Far-field' is taken to refer to instruments in the zone of purely elastic response at distances of 100 m or greater. The primary focus is data from the main instrument array and hence data from other groups is not considered. Infrasound data is not addressed nor any remote sensing data. Data processing was done at LLNL in parallel with the effort at UNR. Raw reftek data was sent via hard disk from NsTec. Reftek data was converted to SEGY and then to SAC format. Data files were renamed according to station and channel information. Reftek logs were reviewed. These data have been reviewed for consistency with the UNR data on the server. The primary goal was quality check and a summary is provided in Tables 1 and 2.

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SPE 1 Data Quicklook report

The SPE 1 shot was recorded by an extensive set of instrumentation and data return was good. Here we review the far-­field data with emphasis on improving data return for the upcoming SPE shots. Initially, the data was checked for instrumentation and metadata problems. Seven sensors appear to malfunctioning, based on data appearance and amplitude. An additional four digitizers may have incorrect channel assignments for the stations. Although not visible on the shot itself, spikes appear periodically in the data and may be related to the solar panel power set-­up, although this has not been confirmed. An assessment of potential clipping for the next shot was carried out with the existing sensor emplacement and rough calculations suggest that clipping appears unlikely. Preliminary comparisons of amplitude versus yield and comparisons with synthetics are shown. A brief discussion of the planned far-field seismic analysis is given.

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