Propagation characteristics of short-period Sn and Lg in the Middle East

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 396-413

  Rodgers, Arthur J ^a   Ni, James F ^b   Hearn, Thomas M ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LG WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SN WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 0031436769     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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