Objective regionalization of Rayleigh-wave dispersion data by clustering algorithms

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 421-438

  Lana, X ^a   Fernandez Mills G ^a   Badal, J ^b   Canas, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clustering algorithms; Iberian Peninsula; Rayleigh waves; Regionalization

Indexed keywords

CLUSTERING; DISPERSION; RAYLEIGH WAVE; REGIONALIZATION; SEISMIC VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

PORTUGAL; SPAIN;

EID: 0030886525     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb01593.x     Document Type: Article

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