Digitalization of Nuclear Explosion Seismograms from the Former Soviet Union
- Lead PI: Dr. Paul G Richards
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Unit Affiliation: Seismology, Geology and Tectonophysics, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
- July 2012 - December 2014
- Inactive
- Asia ; Kazakhstan
- Project Type: Research
DESCRIPTION: The project will take Soviet-era analog seismogram records from 100 stations in Kazakhstan that recorded nuclear tests and re-issue them in modern formats for the use of researchers.
OUTCOMES: 1,500 analog seismograms have been scanned, 260 records of chemical explosions have been scanned, and 500 records of nuclear explosions at Semipalatinsk have been scanned.