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Collection of infrasonic sound from sources of military importance
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Shams, Qamar A. Stihler, Craig Masterman, Michael Burkett, Cecil G. Zuckerwar, Allan J. Wallace, Jack |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Description | Extreme Endeavors is collaborating with NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) in the development, testing and analysis of infrasonic detection system under a Space Act Agreement. Acoustic studies of atmospheric events like convective storms, shear-induced turbulence, acoustic gravity waves, microbursts, hurricanes, and clear air turbulence (CAT) over the past thirty years have established that these events are strong emitters of infrasound. Recently NASA Langley Research Center has designed and developed a portable infrasonic detection system which can be used to make useful infrasound measurements at locations where it was not possible previously, such as a mountain crag, inside a cave or on the battlefield. The system comprises an electret condenser microphone, having a 3-inch membrane diameter, and a small, compact windscreen. Extreme Endeavors will present the findings from field testing using this portable infrasonic detection system. Field testing of the infrasonic detection system was partly funded by Greer Industries and support provided by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. The findings from this work illustrate the ability to detect structure and other information about the contents inside the caves. The presentation will describe methodology for utilizing infrasonic to locate and portray underground facilities. |
| File Size | 921813 |
| Page Count | 14 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20090012596 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2t48p36q |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2008-08-19 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Acoustics Field Tests Military Operations Portable Equipment Acoustic Measurement Infrasonic Frequencies Microphones Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |