Discussion of the features of synthetic amplitude-distance curves of teleseismic P waves for global earth models

Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 130-148

  Jansky J ^a   Kvasnicka M ^a   Duda, S J ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amplitude distance curves; Fresnel volumes; P waves

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE/DISTANCE CURVE; FRESNEL VOLUME; P WAVE; TELESEISMIC WAVE;

EID: 0030778727     PISSN: 00393169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023332511236     Document Type: Article

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