Regional variations of seismic attenuation of Lg waves in southern Mexico

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 27501-27509

  Domínguez, Tonatiuh ^a   Rebollar, Cecilio J ^a   Castro, Raúl R ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

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EID: 0008734349     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb02332     Document Type: Article

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