Regional seismic discriminants using wave-train energy ratios

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 589-605

  Woods, Bradley B ^a   Helmberger, Donald V ^b  

^a Woodward Clyde Federal Services   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; EXPLOSION; SEISMIC DISCRIMINATION; SEISMIC SOURCE; SEISMOMETRY;

EID: 0031468765     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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