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Open AccessDoes VS30 reflect seismic amplification? Observations from the West Bohemia Seismic Network
The present study addresses verification of average seismic shear-wave velocity from the surface to a depth of 30 m (VS30) as a suitable proxy for a seismic amplification. For this purpose, we used instrumentally...
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New Velocity Structure of the Nový Kostel Earthquake-Swarm Region, West Bohemia, Determined by the Isometric Inversion
The intraplate West Bohemia region is characterized by relatively frequent earthquake swarms mostly concentrated in the vicinity of the Nový Kostel village. Records of selected microearthquakes of the 2008 sei...
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Open AccessAuxiliary function-based algorithm for blind extraction of a moving speaker
In this paper, we propose a novel algorithm for blind source extraction (BSE) of a moving acoustic source recorded by multiple microphones. The algorithm is based on independent vector extraction (IVE) where t...
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Eigenoscillations and Stability of Rocking Stones: The Case Study of “The Hus Pulpit” in The Central Bohemian Pluton
Stability of precariously balanced rocks is employed in seismic hazard estimates. Standard toppling models of these rocks are based on a rigid body motion, i.e., this approximation assumes that their eigenfreq...
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Site-specific probabilistic seismic hazard of Prague (Czech Republic)
Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic with 1.3 million inhabitants. It is situated in an intraplate region with low seismicity. The seismic hazard is low, but not negligible. In its evaluation, we face t...
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The Mechanism of Microearthquakes Related to a Gas Storage Using Differently Constrained Source Models: A Case Study of the Háje Location, Czech Republic
The resolution of a source mechanism is investigated in terms of three differently constrained source models: the moment tensor, the shear-tensile crack source model, and the double couple source model. The mo...
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The effect of partial crystallinity on Se70Te30 crystallization kinetics
The effect of partial crystallinity on Se70Te30 crystallization kinetics was investigated in dependence on experimental conditions of the measurement (applied heating rate and particle size of the powdered materi...
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Importance of proper baseline identification for the subsequent kinetic analysis of derivative kinetic data
Using theoretically simulated kinetic datasets, the performance of various types of commonly accessible baselines was tested when the heat capacity of reactants and products is not the same. The quality of the...
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Wadati method as a simple tool to study seismically active fault zones: a case study from the West-Bohemia/Vogtland region, central Europe
The ratio of P- to S-wave velocities, VP/VS, is an important parameter characterizing rock composition and fluid saturation. We have studied properties of the ratio in the West-Bohemian seismically active region,...
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Non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of GeTe4 infrared glass
Non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of the GeTe4 chalcogenide glass was studied in dependence on particle size. Complexity of the obtained DSC data was treated by means of the Fraser–Suzuki deconvolution, and...
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Quantifying capability of a local seismic network in terms of locations and focal mechanism solutions of weak earthquakes
Extension of permanent seismic networks is usually governed by a number of technical, economic, logistic, and other factors. Planned upgrade of the network can be justified by theoretical assessment of the net...
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The effect of Se ↔ Te substitution on crystallisation micro-mechanisms evincing in GeTe4 glass
Isothermal and non-isothermal crystallisation behaviour of the GeTe3.9Se0.1 chalcogenide glass was studied dependent on particle size and compared to the similar DSC study performed for the pure GeTe4 material. T...
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Study of nucleation in a Se90Te10 chalcogenide glass by microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry
The Se90Te10 alloy readily forms a stable chalcogenide glass that has widely documented applications. In this work, the nucleation behavior of Se90Te10 was studied by infrared microscopy as well as by differentia...
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Six-degree-of-freedom near-source seismic motions II: examples of real seismogram analysis and S-wave velocity retrieval
Near-source records obtained by the mechanical seismic sensor Rotaphone are presented. The Rotaphone can measure six components of seismic movements, three translational and three rotational. The apparent S-wa...
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Six-degree-of-freedom near-source seismic motions I: rotation-to-translation relations and synthetic examples
The paper deals with theoretical aspects of rotation-to-translation relations in six-degree-of-freedom short-period seismic records at close hypocentral distances. Rotation-to-translation ratios are introduced...
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Crystallization kinetics of a-Se
Differential scanning calorimetry was used to study crystallization behavior in selenium glass under isothermal conditions. In the current work, which is the third in a sequence of articles dealing with the cr...
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Crystallization mechanisms occurring in the Se–Te glassy system
Crystallization kinetics, studied under non-isothermal conditions in dependence on particle size, is reviewed for the Se–Te glassy system, with particular focus on occurring macroscopic crystallization mechani...
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Crystal growth kinetics in GeS2 amorphous thin films
The crystal growth kinetics of germanium disulfide in undercooled melts has been studied by optical microscopy under isothermal conditions. The linear growth kinetics of GeS2 has been observed in the temperature ...
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Amorphous-to-crystalline transition in Te-doped Ge2Sb2Se5 glass
Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used to study crystallization in Ge2Sb2Se4.5Te0.5 glass under non-isothermal conditions. The crystallization kinetics was described in terms of the autocatalytic Šesták...
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Velocity model of the Hronov-Poříčí Fault Zone from Rayleigh wave dispersion
The Hronov-Poříčí Fault Zone (HPFZ) is an active tectonic area with regularly occurring shallow earthquakes up to magnitude 5. For their exact locations, at least an average velocity model of the area is neede...
