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Geophysical Study Through Infrasound Observation

인프라사운드 관측을 통한 지구물리학적 연구

  • Che, Il-Young (Earthquake Research Center, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Jeon, Jeong-Soo (Earthquake Research Center, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
  • 제일영 (한국지질자원연구원 지진연구센터) ;
  • 전정수 (한국지질자원연구원 지진연구센터)
  • Published : 2006.08.01
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Abstract

Atmospheric infrasound is defined as low frequency inaudible sound waves generated from natural phenomena and human activities. One property of long-distance travelling of infrasound makes it possible to detect the wave propagated from remote sound sources and to understand many geophysical phenomena generating it. Recently, advanced global infrasound sensor arrays are being deployed to monitor the clandestine nuclear test and to study geophysical phenomena in the world. In Korea, five seismo-acoustic arrays consisting of co-located seismometer and micro-barometer have been operated to discriminate the artificial explosions from the natural earthquakes in and around the Korean Peninsula. In addition to the discrimination purpose, these ways also record distinct infrasonic signals from natural phenomena on global scale such as large earthquake, bolide event, volcanic explosion, typhoon, and so on. As a new frontier in monitoring the earth, infrasound is being applied to understand various phenomena in and above the earth's surface.

인간의 가청주파수 보다 낮은 저주파수대역의 음파로 정의되는 인프라사운드는 대기압력 변화를 수반하는 다양한 자연현상이나 인간 활동에 의해 지속적으로 발생하여 대기 중으로 전파하고 있다. 인프라사운드의 장거리 전파특성은 음원에 대한 원거리 관측과 분석을 가능하게 하여 자연현상에 대한 지구물리학적인 이해와 대규모 인위적 음원에 대한 탐지기술로 응용되고 있다. 이에 최근 비밀 핵실험 감시와 순수한 지구물리학적 연구를 목적으로 진보된 관측망이 전 세계적으로 구축되는 등 인프라사운드에 대한 관심과 연구가 증가하고 있다. 국내에는 지진파와 인프라사운드를 동시에 관측할 수 있는 지진-음파 관측망이 운영되고 있으며, 이들 자료의 실시간 관측과 분석으로 한반도 및 주변지역에서 발생하는 지진 중 상당수의 인공지진을 명확히 식별하고 있다. 또한 인공지진탐지 이외에도 대규모 자연지진, 운석폭발, 화산폭발, 태풍 등의 자연현상에서 발생한 인프라사운드를 국내 관측망에서 관측하여 분석하고 있다. 지구 물리학적 관점에서 인프라사운드 관측은 상부지각과 대기권 등 지구표면에서 일어나고 있는 대규모 자연 혹은 인위적 현상을 관측할 수 있는 새로운 지구관측기술의 하나로 이용되고 있다.

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