Intrinsic and scattering attenuation from observed seismic codas in the Almeria Basin (southeastern Iberian Peninsula)

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 281-291

  Pujades, L G ^a   Ugalde, A ^a   Canas, J A ^a   Navarro, M ^b   Badal, F J ^c   Corchete, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Absorption; Attenuation; Q; Scattering; Seismic coda

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; CODA; SCATTERING; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMIC VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

SPAIN, ANDALUCIA, ALMERIA BASIN;

EID: 0030924573     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb01581.x     Document Type: Article

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