Israel Makes Waves by Simulating an Earthquake
2010 January 25
by Avraham Zuroff
(IsraelNN.com) The Seismologic Division of the Ministry of National Infrastructure’s Geophysical Institute will attempt to simulate an earthquake in the southern Negev on Thursday. The experiment, financed by the U.S. Defense Department, is a joint project with the University of Hawaii and is part of a scientific project intended to improve seismological and acoustic readings in Israel and its environs, up to a 1,000 km/621 mile radius.
（IsraelNN.com）國家基礎設施部的地球物理研究所的地震學小組，週四在內蓋夫南部將嘗試模擬地震，是經費由美國國防部支持的實驗，與夏威夷大學的一個聯合項目，亦是一一個科學項目的部分，旨在改進地震學和在以色列和其周圍地區的聲學讀數，達到 1000 km/621哩半徑。
The experiment intends to improve the understanding of sound waves in the atmosphere. Scientists will then be able to fine-tune Israel’s seismological equipment to give advance warning of earthquakes. Measurements will also be taken in other countries, including Cyprus, Greece, France, and Germany.
這實驗的目的是改善對聲波在大氣中的了解，其後科學家們才能微調以色列的地震設備，發出地震的預先警告；在其他國家也將進行測量，包括塞浦路斯，希臘，法國和德國。
Israel will create a controlled explosion of 80 tons of explosive material, which will simulate the intensity of a tremor after an earthquake of Magnitude 3. Natural earthquakes of a similar intensity occur in the Middle East region about once a week, without the public feeling them.
以色列將做出一個受控的80噸炸藥爆炸，它將模擬一個三級地震後的強烈震動。天然地震有類似強度在中東地區發生，約每星期一次，沒有公眾感到它們。
The results from the experiment will be available to the entire scientific community and is expected to make an additional contribution to scientific research of sound waves in the atmosphere and earthquakes.
實驗的結果可提供給整個科學界，和期望可對聲波在大氣和地震的科學研究，作出額外貢獻。
In the last few years, the Geophysical Institute has created several earthquake simulations in order to calibrate its equipment. In June 2004, the institute detonated 32 tons of explosives in the southern Negev. In June 2005, the institute detonated 20 tons in the Beit Alfa quarries in the Jezreel Valley south of the Galilee. The success of the experiments has significantly contributed to improving the accuracy of identifying earthquakes in Israel.
The Ministry of National Infrastructure and Finance Ministry have recently financed a three-year plan to upgrade Israel’s seismological equipment, as part of Israel’s earthquake advance warning system.
Haiti EarthQuake H.A.A.R.P 2010
海地地震H.A.A.R.P 2010年
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