Low-frequency Lg from NTS and Kazakh nuclear explosions - Observations and interpretation

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1115-1125

  Gupta, I N ^a   Zhang, T R ^a   Wagner, R A ^a  

^a Multimax Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR WEAPONS TEST; SEISMIC VERIFICATION SYSTEM; SEISMIC WAVE; SURFACE WAVE;

EID: 0031284760     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/bssa0870051115     Document Type: Article

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