Saturday, July 06, 2019
Why do we skip half the measure?
Watching online coverage of latest LA quake.
Random metrology thought.
Duration is a major part of the intensity of a quake. Why does the Richter scale only include intensity and not duration? Each wiggle does more damage to structures, and a longer duration builds up resonances that multiply the effect.
The same is true of windstorms, rainstorms and snowstorms.
We measure [duration X intensity] for rain and snow. We don't count drops per minute. We record total drops from the storm.
For wind and quakes we skip duration.
Labels: Metrology
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