Improved seismology tools can detect and locate low-yield nuclear explosions

Monday, August 31, 2009 - 16:49 in Earth & Climate

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is leading a joint project with Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories, as well as the Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) and Quantum Technology Sciences, Inc., to improve the accuracy of regional seismic travel time (RSTT) predictions to detect and locate low-yield nuclear explosions.

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