The April 1992 Cape Mendocino earthquake sequence: Seismo-acoustic analysis utilizing fixed hydrophone arrays

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-162

  Dziak, R P ^a   Fox, C G ^b   Matsumoto, H ^a   Schreiner, A E ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic propagation; Cape Mendocino; Earthquake; Hydrophone; T waves

Indexed keywords

CAPE MENDOCINO EARTHQUAKE 1992; EARTHQUAKES; HYDROPHONE; HYDROPHONES; SEISMOMETRY; T WAVE; T-WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

USA, CALIFORNIA, CAPE MENDOCINO;

EID: 0031457764     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004256910362     Document Type: Article

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