Published September 1951
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Sound Waves in the Atmosphere Generated by a Small Earthquake
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- Benioff, Hugo
- Ewing, Maurice
- Press, Frank
Abstract
In previous papers theoretical and experimental results on the coupling of atmospheric compressional waves to various types of surface waves in the underlying earth or ocean have been presented. Recently Benioff presented a paper describing a remarkable instance of atmospheric waves received at Pasadena from the earthquake of January 24, 1951, 07-17-01, magnitude 5.6, 33° 07'N., 115° 34'W., Δ = 265 km. The microbarograph recorded a train of waves which commenced gradually at about 23:34:00 P.S.T. with periods of about 3/4 second and ended at about 23:39:00 P.S.T. with periods of about 1 sec. (Fig. 1). Benioff had noticed a similar disburbance following a small tremor several years earlier.
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© 1951 National Academy of Sciences. Communicated July 16, 1951. The research reported in this document has been made possible through the support and sponsorship extended by the Geophysical Research Directorate of the Cambridge Field Station, A. M. C., U. S. Air Force, under contract AF 19(122)-436 with the Seismological Laboratory of California Institute of Technology and under contract AF 19(122)-441 with the Lamont Geological Observatory of Columbia University. It is published for technical information only and does not represent recommendations or conclusions of the sponsoring agency.Attached Files
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- PMC1063427
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- AF 19(122)-436
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
- AF 19(122)-441
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- Lamont Geological Observatory
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