Improving local earthquake locations using the L1 norm and waveform cross correlation: Application to the Whittier Narrows, California, aftershock sequence

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B4, 1997, Pages 8269-8283

  Shearer, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE LOCATION; L1 NORM; WAVEFORM CROSS CORRELATION; WHITTIER NARROWS EARTHQUAKE 1987;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0030821855     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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