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AGU: Journal of Geophysical Research, Solid Earth

 

Keywords

  • T wave
  • T phase
  • reflections
  • hydroacoustics
  • hydrophone
  • reverberations

Index Terms

  • Oceanography: General: Ocean acoustics
  • Oceanography: Physical: Ice mechanics and air/sea/ice exchange processes
  • Seismology: Seismic monitoring and test-ban treaty verification
  • Seismology: Mid-ocean ridges
  • Geographic Location: Indian Ocean
Abstract
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Abstract

Methods for monitoring hydroacoustic events using direct and reflected T waves in the Indian Ocean

Jeffrey A. Hanson

Monitoring Systems Division, Science Applications International Corporation, San Diego, California, USA

J. Roger Bowman

Monitoring Systems Division, Science Applications International Corporation, San Diego, California, USA

The recent installation of permanent, three-element hydrophone arrays in the Indian Ocean offshore Diego Garcia and Cape Leeuwin, Australia, provides an opportunity to study hydroacoustic sources in more detail than previously possible. We developed and applied methods for coherent processing of the array data, for automated association of signals detected at more than one array, and for source location using only direct arrivals and using signals reflected from coastlines and other bathymetric features. During the 286-day study, 4725 hydroacoustic events were defined and located in the Indian and Southern oceans. Events fall into two classes: tectonic earthquakes and ice-related noise. The tectonic earthquakes consist of mid-ocean ridge, trench, and intraplate earthquakes. Mid-ocean ridge earthquakes are the most common tectonic events and often occur in clusters along transform offsets. Hydroacoustic signal levels for earthquakes in a standard catalog suggest that the hydroacoustic processing threshold for ridge events is one magnitude below the seismic network. Fewer earthquakes are observed along the Java Trench than expected because the large bathymetric relief of the source region complicates coupling between seismic and hydroacoustic signals, leading to divergent signal characteristics at different stations. We located 1843 events along the Antarctic coast resulting from various ice noises, most likely thermal fracturing and ice ridge forming events. Reflectors of signals from earthquakes are observed along coastlines, the mid-Indian Ocean and Ninety East ridges, and other bathymetric features. Reflected signals are used as synthetic stations to reduce location uncertainty and to enable event location with a single station.

Received 30 December 2004; accepted 9 November 2005; published 22 February 2006.

Citation: Hanson, J. A., and J. R. Bowman (2006), Methods for monitoring hydroacoustic events using direct and reflected T waves in the Indian Ocean, J. Geophys. Res., 111, B02305, doi:10.1029/2004JB003609.

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