Moment, energy, stress drop, and source spectra of western United States earthquakes from regional coda envelopes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 11195-11208

  Mayeda, Kevin ^a   Walter, William R ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODA ENVELOPE; EARTHQUAKE SOURCE; SEISMIC ENERGY; SEISMIC MOMENT; SEISMIC SOURCE PARAMETERS; SOURCE SPECTRA; STRESS DROP;

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EID: 0029730227     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb00112     Document Type: Article

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