Study of seismological evasionPart I. General discussion of various evasion schemes

Abstract

The seismological aspects of various proposed means of obscuring or hiding the seismic signatures of explosions from a surveillance network are discussed. These so-called evasion schemes are discussed from the points of view of both the evader and the monitor. The analysis is conducted in terms of the USSR since that country is so vast and its geological and geophysical complexities are so great that the complete spectrum of hypothesized evasion schemes requires discussion. This part of the paper (Part I) is a general discussion of the evasion schemes, placing the concepts within the reality of general factors influencing effective use of the techniques. Part III will describe techniques appropriate for use when the noise problem is the P and surface-wave codas of earthquakes, and will give analyses of capabilities of several seismological networks to restrain use of such codas for effective evasion.