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CEGAS - Centre for Environmental and Geotechnical Applications of Surface waves

Publications on Microseisms author/co-authored by

Michael Asten
BSc, PhD, FRAS
Professorial Fellow, Centre for Environmental and Geotechnical Applications of Surface Waves (CEGAS)
School of Geosciences, Monash University
Melbourne VIC Australia
Michael.Asten@sci.monash.edu.au

  • Asten M.W. ,1976, The use of microseisms in geophysical exploration: PhD Thesis,       Macquarie University.
  • Asten M.W., 1978, “Geological Control on the Three-Component Spectra of Rayleigh-wave Microseisrns”. Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. v. (6) 1623–1636.
  • Asten M.W., 1978, “PhaseVelocities of Mixed-mode High-frequency Microseisms” (Abstract): EOS v 59, No.12, P. 1141.
  • Asten M.W., 1979, “Comments on ‘Microtremor Site Analysis Study at Beatty Nevada’ by L.J. Katz and R. J. Bellon”: Bull. Seism, Soc. Am. v. 69, No.5, pp 1623–1636.
  • Asten M.W. and Henstridge J.D., 1984, “Array Estimators and the use of Microseisms for Sedimentary Basin Reconnaissance”: Geophysics v. 49, 1828–1838.
  • Asten M.W., 1983, “Discussion on ‘Seismic Array Noise Studies at Roosevelt Hot Springs, Utah Geothermal Area’ ”: Geophysics v. 48 1560–1561.
  • Asten,M.W., 2001, The Spatial Auto-Correlation Method for Phase Velocity of Microseisms – Another Method for Characterisation of Sedimentary Overburden:  in Earthquake Codes in the Real World, Australian Earthquake Engineering Soc., Proceedings of the 2001 Conference, Canberra, Paper 28. pdf (72kb)
  • Asten, M.W. and Dhu, T. (2002) Enhanced interpretation of microtremor spectral ratios using multimode Rayleigh-wave particle-motion computations, in Total Risk Management in the Privatised Era, editted by M Griffith, D. Love, P McBean, A McDougall, B. Butler, Proceedings of Conference, Australian Earthquake Engineering Soc. , Adelaide, Paper 8. pdf (72KB)
  • Asten,M.W.,  Lam, N., Gibson, G. and Wilson, J. (2002) Microtremor survey design  optimised for  application to site amplification and resonance modelling, in Total Risk Management in the Privatised Era, editted by M Griffith, D. Love, P McBean, A McDougall, B. Butler, Proceedings of Conference, Australian Earthquake Engineering Soc. , Adelaide, Paper 7. pdf (108kb)
  • Asten, M.W., 2003, Historical note and preface to SEG translation of “The Microseismic Method”, in “Microseismic Survey Method”: Society of Exploration Geophysicists of Japan.  Translated by Koya Suto,   Monograph  12, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa.
  • Asten, M.W., Dhu, T., Jones, A., and Jones, T. (2003) Comparison of shear-velocities measured from microtremor array studies and SCPT data acquired for  earthquake site hazard classification in the northern suburbs of Perth W.A., in “Earthquake Risk Mitigation”, (Eds) J.L. Wilson, N.K. Lam, G. Gibson, B. Butler, Proceedings of a Conference of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Soc., Melbourne, Paper 12. pdf (1.3mb)
  • Asten, M.W.,  (2003) Lessons from alternative array design used for high-frequency microtremor array studies, in “Earthquake Risk Mitigation”, (Eds) J.L. Wilson, N.K. Lam, G. Gibson, B. Butler, Proceedings of a Conference of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Soc., Melbourne, Paper 14. pdf (224kb)
  • Asten, M.W., 2004, Comment on "Microtremor observations of deep sediment resonance in metropolitan Memphis, Tennessee" by Paul Bodin, Kevin Smith, Steve Horton and Howard Hwang. Engineering Geology, v. 72 (3/4) 343-349.
  • Asten, M.W., 2004, Method for site hazard zonation, Santa Clara valley: Thickness and shear-velocity mapping of Holocene-Pleistocene sediments by array studies of microtremors. Presented at First Annual Northern California Earthquake Hazards Workshop, January 13-14, 2004, USGS, Menlo Park.
  • Lam, N., Asten, M.W.,Roberts, J., Venkatesan, S., and Wilson, J. 2004. A Generic Tool for Modelling Earthquake Hazard, The 18th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures & Materials, Perth, 1-3 December 2004.
  • Chandler, A. and Lam, N. An attenuation model for distant earthquakes, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics. John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Vol.33(2):183-210.
  • Chandler A.M. and Lam N.T.K. Intensity Attenuation Relationship for the South China Region and Comparison with the Component Attenuation Model, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 20:775-790.
  • Chandler A.M, Lam N.T.K and Tsang H.H. Shear Wave Velocity Modelling in Bedrock for Analysis of Intraplate Seismic Hazard . Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics. Submitted.
  • Lam, N., Sinadinovski, C., Koo, R.and Wilson, J. Peak Ground Velocity Modelling for Australian Intraplate Earthquakes. International Journal of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering. International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology. Vol.5(2): 11-22.
  • Roberts, J., and Asten, M.W., 2004, Resolving a velocity inversion at the geotechnical scale using the microtremor (passive seismic) survey method. Exploration Geophysics, v.35 14-18. pdf (620kb)
  • Asten, M.W. 2004. Passive seismic methods using the microtremor wave field: Extended Abstracts of the ASEG-PESA 17th Geophysical Conference and Exhibition, Aug. 2004.
  • Roberts, J., and Asten, M.W., 2004, Resolving a velocity inversion at the geotechnical scale using the microtremor (passive seismic) survey method. Extended Abstracts of the ASEG-PESA 17th Geophysical Conference and Exhibition, Aug. 2004. pdf (620kb)
  • Asten,M.W., Dhu, T., and Lam,N. (2004) .Optimised array design for microtremor array studies applied to site classification; observations, results and future use: Paper 2903, Conference Proceedings of the 13th World Conference of Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, Aug 1-6. pdf (720kb)
  • Asten, MW, and Dhu, T., 2004, Site response in the Botany area, Sydney, using microtremor array methods and equivalent linear site response modelling . Australian Earthquake Engineering in the New Millennium, Proceedings of a conference of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Soc., Mt Gambier South Australia, Paper 33. pdf (1.3mb)
  • Lam, N., Asten, MW, Chandler, A., Hing Ho Tsang, Srikanth Venkatesan, and Wilson, J., 2004, Seismic Attenuation Modelling for Melbourne based on the SPAC-CAM procedure. Australian Earthquake Engineering in the New Millennium, Proceedings of a conference of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Soc., Mt Gambier South Australia, Paper 16. pdf (152kb)
  • Roberts, J., Asten, MW., Hing Ho Tsang, Srikanth Venkatesan, and Lam, N., 2004, Shear Wave Velocity Profiling in Melbourne Silurian Mudstone using the SPAC Method. Australian Earthquake Engineering in the New Millennium, Proceedings of a conference of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Soc., Mt Gambier South Australia, Paper 15. pdf (448kb)
  • Venkatesan, S., Lam, N., Wilson, J., and Asten, MW, 2004, A Soil Response Spectrum Model for Melbourne. Australian Earthquake Engineering in the New Millennium, Proceedings of a conference of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Soc., Mt Gambier South Australia, Paper 12. pdf (416kb)
  • Asten, M.W., 2004, Passive seismic methods using the microtremor wave field for engineering and earthquake site zonation: 74th Annual Meeting of the SEG, Denver, Oct 2004, Session NSG-1. pdf (208kb)
  • Asten, M.W., 2004, Thickness and shear-velocity mapping of Holocene-Pleistocene sediments by array studies of microtremors: USGS/NEHRP Grants Program #04HQGR0030, Annual Project Summary December 2004.
    http://erp-web.er.usgs.gov/reports/annsum/vol46/nc/nc_vol46.htm
  • Roberts, J., and Asten, M.W., 2005, Estimating the shear velocity profile of Quaternary silts using microtremor array (SPAC) measurements: Exploration Geophysics, v.36, 34-40. pdf (1.7mb)
  • Asten, M.W., 2005, Method for site hazard zonation, Santa Clara valley: Thickness and shear-velocity mapping of Holocene-Pleistocene sediments by array studies of microtremors, in Asten, M.W., and Boore, D.M., eds., Blind comparisons of shear-wave velocities at closely spaced sites in San Jose, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1169. pdf (528kb)
    http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1169/
  • Asten, M.W., and Boore, D.M., 2005, Comparison of shear-velocity profiles of unconsolidated sediments near the Coyote borehole (CCOC) measured with fourteen invasive and non-invasive methods, in Asten, M.W., and Boore, D.M., eds., Blind comparisons of shear-wave velocities at closely spaced sites in San Jose, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1169. pdf (528kb) http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1169/
  • Asten, M.W., 2005, Thickness and shear-velocity mapping of Holocene-Pleistocene sediments by array studies of microtremors: Paper presented at the USGS 2nd Annual Workshop on Earthquake Hazards, Menlo Park, 17-18 January 2005 pdf (28kb)
  • Asten, M.W., 2005, Microtremor methods applied to hazard site zonation in the Santa Clara Valley: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, Seismological Society of America, Lake Tahoe, April 2005 pdf (300kb)
  • Asten , M.W., Stephenson, W.R., and Davenport, P., 2005, Shear-wave velocity profile for Holocene sediments measured from microtremor array studies, SCPT, and seismic refraction: Journal of Engineering and Environmental Geophysics, v. 10, no 3, pages 235-242. pdf (300kb)
  • Lam, N.T.K., Venkatesan, S, Wilson, J.L., Asten, M.W., Roberts, J., Chandler, A.M., & Tsang, H.H., (2006) Generic Approach for Modelling Earthquake Hazard, Advances in Structural Engineering, v.9, (1) 67-82. pdf (1.6mb)
  • Sorensen,C, and Asten, M. (2005) Comparison of shear wave velocity profiles of Quaternary sediments in the Newcastle area estimated from SCPT, microtremor spectral ratios and array studies, and drilling. Earthquake Engineering in Australia, Proceedings of a conference of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Soc., Albury Vic., Paper 9. pdf (97kb)
  • Tsang H.H., Roberts J., Asten M.W., Chandler, A.M., Lam N.T.K., and Chan, L.S. (2005) Modelling Shear Wave Velocity Profiles in Rock using the Microtremor Spatial Auto-Correlation Technique: the Hong Kong Case Study. Earthquake Engineering in Australia, Proceedings of a conference of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Soc., Albury Vic., Paper 32.   pdf (657kb)
  • Asten MW, Lam N.T.K., Srikanth, V., Rutter, H. and Wilson, J.L. (2005) The importance of shear wave velocity Information of a soil site. Earthquake Engineering in Australia, Proceedings of a conference of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Soc., Albury Vic., Paper 36.   pdf (212kb)
  • Asten, M.W., 2006, Shear-velocity profile across the Evergreen Basin using microtremor array studies: Paper presented at the USGS 3rd Annual Workshop on Earthquake Hazards, Menlo Park, 18-19 January 2006. pdf (4.5mb)
  • Asten, M.W., and Boore, D.M., 2006, Shear-velocity profile across the Evergreen Basin using microtremor array studies: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, Seismological Society of America, San Francisco, April 2006.  poster (441kb)
  • Asten, M.W., 2006, On bias and noise in passive seismic data from finite circular array data processed using SPAC methods: Geophysics, in press.  pdf (325kb)
  • Asten , M.W., Stephenson, W.R., and Davenport, P., 2005, Shear-wave velocity profile for Holocene sediments measured from microtremor array studies, SCPT, and seismic refraction: Journal of Engineering and Environmental Geophysics: v. 10, no 3, pages 235-242. [online at http://jeeg.geoscienceworld.org/].
  • Sorensen,C, and Asten, M. (2005) Comparison of shear wave velocity profiles of Quaternary sediments in the Newcastle area estimated from SCPT, microtremor spectral ratios and array studies, and drilling. Earthquake Engineering in Australia, Proceedings of a conference of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Soc., Albury NSW., Paper 9. [online at http://www.aees.org.au ].
  • Tsang H.H., Roberts J., Asten M.W., Chandler, A.M., Lam N.T.K., and Chan, L.S. (2005) Modelling Shear Wave Velocity Profiles in Rock using the Microtremor Spatial Auto-Correlation Technique: the Hong Kong Case Study. Earthquake Engineering in Australia, Proceedings of a conference of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Soc., Albury NSW, Paper 32. [online at http://www.aees.org.au ].
  • Asten MW, Lam N.T.K., Srikanth, V., Rutter, H. and Wilson, J.L. (2005) The importance of shear wave velocity Information of a soil site. Earthquake Engineering in Australia, Proceedings of a conference of the Australian Earthquake Engineering Soc., Albury NSW, Paper 36. [online at http://www.aees.org.au ].
  • Lam, N.T.K., Venkatesan, S, Wilson, J.L., Asten, M.W., Roberts, J., Chandler, A.M., & Tsang, H.H., (2006) Generic Approach for Modelling Earthquake Hazard, Journal of Advanced Structural Engineering, 9 (1) 67-82.
  • Asten, M.W., 2006a, Shear-velocity profile across the Evergreen Basin using microtremor array studies: Paper presented at the USGS 3rd Annual Workshop on Earthquake Hazards, Menlo Park, 18-19 January 2006. [slides (pdf 2.2mb)]
  • Asten, M.W., and Boore, D.M., 2006, Shear-velocity profile across the Evergreen Basin using microtremor array studies: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting, Seismological Society of America, San Francisco, April 2006. [poster (pdf 441kb)]
  • Asten, M.W., 2006, On bias and noise in passive seismic data from finite circular array data processed using SPAC methods: Geophysics, 71 (6), V153-V162.
  • Roberts, J., and Asten, M.W., 2006a, Investigation of near source effects in array-based (SPAC) microtremor surveys: Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on the Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, Grenoble, France, 30 August - 1 September 2006, vol. 1, Paper Number: 97. [paper (pdf 230kb)]
  • Asten, M.W., 2006b, Site shear velocity profile interpretation from microtremor array data by direct fitting of SPAC curves: Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on the Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion (ESG2006), Grenoble, France, 30 August - 1 September 2006, vol. 1, Paper Number: 99. [paper (pdf 201kb)]
  • Sorensen,C, and Asten, M. (2007) Microtremor methods applied to groundwater aquifer studies: Exploration Geophysics, v.38 (2) 125-131. Available online at http://www.publish.csiro.au/?nid=224.
  • Asten, M.W. and Roberts, J., 2006, analysis of ESG2006 blind-trial microtremor data using the MMSPAC method: Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on the Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion (ESG2006), Grenoble, France, 30 August - 1 September 2006, vol. 2, Paper Number: N01. [paper (pdf 2.74mb)]
  • Claprood, M., and Asten,M.W., 2006, Use of microtremors for site hazard studies in the 2D Tamar Rift Valley, Launceston, Tasmania, in McCue, K., and Lenz, S., editors, Earthquake Engineering in Australia Conference 2006, Australian Earthquake Engineering Society, Canberra, 169-172. Paper 169 [online at http://www.aees.org.au ]
  • Roberts,J., and Asten, M.W., 2006b, Investigation of near-source in array-based (SPAC) microtremor surveys, in McCue, K., and Lenz, S., editors, Earthquake Engineering in Australia Conference 2006, Australian Earthquake Engineering Society, Canberra, 251-256. Paper 251 [online at http://www.aees.org.au ].
  • Roberts,J., and Asten, M.W., 2007, Further investigation over Quaternary silts using the SPAC and Horizontal to Vertical Spectral Ratio (HVSR) microtremor methods: Exploration Geophysics, v.38 (3) 175-183 [paper (pdf 392kb)] . Available online at http://www.publish.csiro.au/?nid=224.
  • Roberts,J., and Asten, M.W., 2008, A study of near source effects in array-based (SPAC) microtremor surveys: Geophysical Journal International, 174, 159-177 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03729.x [paper (pdf 460kb)].
  • Asten, M.W., 2007, Shear velocity profiles obtained from microtremor array data with an example from direct fitting of SPAC curves: Proceedings of the 20th SAGEEP Conference, April 1-5, Denver, Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society. [paper (pdf 108kb)]
  • Boore, D.M. and Asten, M.W., 2008, Comparisons of shear-wave slowness in the Santa Clara Valley, California, using blind interpretations of data from invasive and non-invasive methods: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 98, pp1983-2003, doi: 10.1785/0120070277.
  • Claprood, M., and Asten,M.W., 2007a, Use of SPAC, HVSR and strong motion analysis for site hazard study over the Tamar Valley in Launceston, Tasmania, in McCue, K., and Lenz, S., editors, Earthquake Engineering in Australia Conference 2007, Australian Earthquake Engineering Society, Wollongong, 00-00. [paper (pdf 664kb)]
  • Claprood, M., and Asten,M.W., 2007b, Combined use of SPAC, FK and HVSR microtremor survey methods for site hazard study over the Tamar Valley, Launceston, Tasmania: Extended Abstracts of the ASEG 19th Geophysical Conference and Exhibition, Perth, November 2007. [paper (612 kb)]
  • Claprood, M., and Asten,M.W., 2008, Comparison of array microtremor survey methods for estimation of dispersion curves in Launceston, Australia: Proceedings of the 21st SAGEEP Conference, April 7-10, Philadelphia, Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society. [paper (pdf 1.1mb)]
  • Claprood, M., and Asten,M.W., 2009, Initial results from SPAC, FK and HVSR microtremor surveys for a site hazard study at Launceston, Tasmania: Exploration Geophysics: scheduled for issue v 40 (1) March 2009. [paper pdf 2.3mb]
  

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