An absolute method of vertical seismometer calibration by reference to a falling mass with application to the measurement of the gain

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 484-493

  Canuteson, Eric ^a   Zumberge, Mark ^a   Hanson, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; GAIN MEASUREMENT; GROUND MOTION; VERTICAL SEISMOMETER;

EID: 0030859840     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/bssa0870020484     Document Type: Article

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