A new decade in seismoacoustics (2010–2022)

F Dannemann Dugick, C Koch… - Bulletin of the …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Several sources of interest often generate both low‐frequency acoustic and seismic signals
due to energy propagation through the atmosphere and the solid Earth. Seismic and …

Infrasound from a buried chemical explosion recorded on a balloon in the lower stratosphere

DC Bowman, S Krishnamoorthy - Geophysical Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Infrasound waveforms generated by natural and anthropogenic phenomena contain
important clues about the size and nature of the event. We show that sensors on balloons in …

Propagation modeling through realistic atmosphere and benchmarking

R Waxler, J Assink - … monitoring for atmospheric studies: Challenges in …, 2019 - Springer
In this chapter, an overview of infrasound propagation modeling is presented. The
atmosphere as a propagation medium is discussed with an emphasis on the various …

Detection of the large surface explosion coupling experiment by a sparse network of balloon-borne infrasound sensors

EA Silber, DC Bowman, M Ronac Giannone - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, high-altitude infrasound sensing has become more prolific, demonstrating
an enormous value especially when utilized over regions inaccessible to traditional ground …

Estimating tropospheric and stratospheric winds using infrasound from explosions

EM Blixt, SP Näsholm, SJ Gibbons, LG Evers… - The Journal of the …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
The receiver-to-source backazimuth of atmospheric infrasound signals is biased when cross-
winds are present along the propagation path. Infrasound from 598 surface explosions from …

Acoustic waves from a distant explosion recorded on a continuously ascending balloon in the middle stratosphere

SK Popenhagen, DC Bowman, C Zeiler… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A helium‐filled mylar balloon carrying a smartphone and infrasound sensors ascended to a
stratospheric height of 35 km over the surface detonation of a chemical explosive, with a …

Quantification of spatial and seasonal trends in the atmosphere and construction of statistical models for infrasonic propagation

P Blom, R Waxler, G Frazier - Geophysical Journal International, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Infrasonic waves are influenced by variations in the density, pressure and temperature as
well as the ambient winds. Modelling infrasonic propagation can be challenging due to the …

Probing gravity waves in the middle atmosphere using infrasound from explosions

E Vorobeva, J Assink, PJ Espy… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study uses low‐frequency, inaudible acoustic waves (infrasound) to probe wind and
temperature fluctuations associated with breaking gravity waves (GWs) in the middle …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of irregular terrain on infrasonic propagation in the troposphere

P Blom - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
The relations describing the reflection of three-dimensional acoustic ray paths impinging on
a non-flat surface are derived and used to approximate the propagation of infrasonic signals …

Characteristics of thermospheric infrasound predicted using ray tracing and weakly non-linear waveform analyses

P Blom, R Waxler - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Infrasonic signals refracted by thermal gradients in the rarefied upper atmosphere are
modeled using a combination of ray tracing and weak shock theory to develop an …