Broadband Seismology and the Detection and Verification of Underground Nuclear Explosions

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This dissertation has been submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for an advanced degree at The University of Arizona and is deposited in the University Library to be made available to borrowers under rules of the Library.Brief quotations from this dissertation are allowable without special permission, provided that accurate acknowledgment of source is made. Requests for permission for extended quotation from or reproduction of this manuscript in whole or in part may be granted by the head of the major department or the Dean of the Graduate College when in his or her judgment the proposed use of the material is in the interests of scholarship. In all other instances, however, permission must be obtained from the author. ROBERT SOUTHCharacter is formed, not by laws, commands, and decrees, but by quiet influence, unconscious suggestion, and personal guidance. MARION L. BURTONa mentor, scholar, leader, teacher, scientist, provider of opportunities, and friend.I thank my undergraduate advisor Dr. Glenn Kroeger for eloquently confirming that geophysics is indeed fun, and in spite of his best efforts to the contrary, beamed when pursuing his passion of teaching and the earth sciences. Fortunately for me, it was very contagious. My thanks also to the Geology Faculty at Trinity University.A special thanks to Dr. Susan Beck, my Master's advisor, for holding my hand and getting me started and to the remaining members of my committee: Dr. George Zandt, Dr. Bob Butler, Dr. Clem Chase, and Dr. George Davis.My thanks to Stan Dickenson and the AFOSR for ASSERT grant F49620-93-1-0498, which allowed me to pursue such a broad range of topics.