An improved method of determining near-surface Q

Geophysics

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1608-1617

  Jeng, Yih ^a   Tsai, Jing Yih ^a,b   Chen, Song Hong ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Industrial High School   (Taiwan)

^c Taipei Yeong Cheun Munic High Sch   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0000960857     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1444665     Document Type: Article

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