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Effects of local geology on ground motion in the San Francisco Bay region, California: A continued study Effects of local geology on ground motion in the San Francisco Bay region, California: A continued study

Measurements of ground motion generated by nuclear explosions in Nevada have been completed for 99 locations in the San Francisco Bay region, California. The seismograms, Fourier amplitude spectra, spectral amplification curves for the signal, and the Fourier amplitude spectra of the seismic noise are presented for 60 locations. Analog amplifications, based on the maximum signal...
Authors
James F. Gibbs, Roger D. Borcherdt

Apollo 11 voice transcript pertaining to the geology of the landing site Apollo 11 voice transcript pertaining to the geology of the landing site

On July 20, 1969, America's Eagle touched down in southwestern Mare Tranquillitatis beginning man's firsthand exploration of the moon. This document is an edited record of the conversations between astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., at Tranquility Base, and Bruce McCandless at Mission Control in Houston during the approximately 22 hours spent on the lunar surface. It...
Authors
N. G. Bailey, G. E. Ulrich

Geodimeter measurements of slip and strain accumulation along the San Andreas fault Geodimeter measurements of slip and strain accumulation along the San Andreas fault

The U.S. Geological Survey conducts repeated geodimeter surveys of trilateration networks in central California in order to study the processes of slip and strain accumulation along the San Andreas fault. The precision of distance measurement is described by a standard deviation σ = (a2+ b2L2)12 where a = (a2+ b2L2)12 where a = 3mm, b = 2 · 10−7, and L is the line length. Within the...
Authors
J.C. Savage, W.H. Prescott
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