Low-velocity fault-zone guided waves: Numerical investigations of trapping efficiency

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 371-378

  Li, Yong Gang ^b   Vidale, John E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT; GUIDED WAVE; LOW VELOCITY ZONE; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; TRAPPED WAVE;

EID: 0030468953     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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