Geodetic determination of strain at the Nevada Test Site following the Handley event
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Abstract
Repeated surveys of a trilateration network (aperture greater than 20 km) centered on ground zero for the HANDLEY event, a nuclear explosion at the Nevada Test Site with yield in excess of 1 megaton, suggest that the explosion induced an east-west extension of the network by more than 50 mm. In the year following the detonation, this deformation reversed such that the final configuration represented a small east-west contraction from the pre-HANDLEY state. In the subsequent 2-year period, only minor deformation was detected. Thus, the overall response of Pahute Mesa may be described as stable. The explosion-induced deformation is thought to be partly due to slip on faults driven by the large-amplitude seismic waves from the explosion. The mechanism of the postshot relaxation is not understood.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Geodetic determination of strain at the Nevada Test Site following the Handley event |
| Series title | Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America |
| DOI | 10.1785/BSSA0640010115 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1974 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Seismological Society of America |
| Contributing office(s) | Earthquake Science Center |
| Description | 15 p. |
| First page | 115 |
| Last page | 129 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| Other Geospatial | Pahute Mesa |
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