Spectral characteristics of the excitation and propagation of Lg from underground nuclear explosions in central Asia

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 5813-5822

  Xie, Jiakang ^a,b   Cong, Lianli ^a   Mitchell, B J ^a  

^a Saint Louis University   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSION SOURCE; LG WAVE; MONITORING; NUCLEAR EXPLOSION; SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS; WAVE EXCITATION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ASIA;

EID: 0029754679     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jb02886     Document Type: Article

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