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http://dx.doi.org/10.7582/GGE.2013.16.3.190

Near-surface Shear-wave Velocities Derived from Microtremors and Teleseismic Data at the Hwacheon Seismic Station  

Yun, Won Young (National Institute of Meteorological Research)
Park, Sun-Cheon (National Institute of Meteorological Research)
Kim, Ki Young (Department of Geophysics, Kangwon National University)
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Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration / v.16, no.3, 2013 , pp. 190-195 More about this Journal
Abstract
We estimated near-surface shear-wave velocity (${\nu}_s$) at the Hwacheon seismic station using a geologic log of a well, microtremors recorded during a period of 56 days, and records of three teleseismic events ($M_w{\geq}6.0$). The vs of the 10-m thick soil layer (${\nu}^s_s$= 296 m/s) was determined from horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratios of microtremors recorded at the surface. The average ${\nu}_s$ ($\bar{\nu}_s$= 1,309 m/s) from the surface to the 96-m depth of a borehole sensor, was computed using spectral coherence analyses of data recorded by surface- and borehole-sensors for the three teleseismic events. Using these calculated values of ${\nu}^s_s$ and $\bar{\nu}_s$, the computed bedrock ${\nu}_s$ is 2,150 m/s and the time-averaged ${\nu}_s$ to a 30-m depth is 696 m/s. Accordingly the Hwacheon seismic station is regarded as a relatively good site. The deduced near-surface ${\nu}_s$ can be used for further quantitative evaluation of site amplification and earthquake hazard.
Keywords
shear-wave velocity (${\nu}_p$); Hwacheon seismic station; microtremors; teleseismic; horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio; spectral coherence;
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