RUI: Using the Earth as a Gravitational Wave Detector

为了评估地球作为引力波探测器的最终用途，鲍恩教授将计算地球四极模式在陆地机制下的激发，其中最重要的是地震和大气/海洋压力载荷。这项研究将主要涉及对后一种机制进行仔细的建模，然后将结果与地震平静期的地震数据进行比较。这一分析的结果不仅将提供对地球对引力波的最终灵敏度的评估，而且还将提供有关地球振动模态激发机制的有趣的地球物理信息。

In order to evaluate the ultimate usefulness of the Earth as a gravitational wave detector Professor Boughn will compute the excitation of the quadrupole modes of the Earth by terrestrial mechanisms, the most important of which are earthquakes and atmospheric/ocean pressure loading. This research will primarily involve careful modeling of the latter mechanism and then comparing the results with seismic data taken in earthquake quiet times. The results of this analysis will not only provide an evaluation of the ultimate sensitivity of the Earth to gravitational waves but should also provide interesting geophysical information about excitation mechanisms of the modes of vibration of the Earth.