Propagation efficiency of long-period Lg waves in the South American continent

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 401-408

  Rial, J A ^a   Ritzwoller, M H ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Lg waves; Propagation; South America

Indexed keywords

LG WAVES; PROPAGATION;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0031400511     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb01231.x     Document Type: Article

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