A preliminary study of regional seismic discrimination in Central Asia with emphasis on Western China

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 551-568

  Hartse, Hans E ^a   Taylor, Steven R ^a   Phillips, W Scott ^a   Randall, George E ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; EXPLOSION; NUCLEAR EXPLOSION; P/S WAVE RATIO; SEISMIC DISCRIMINATION; SEISMICITY; WEAPONS TEST;

ASIA, (CENTRAL); CHINA, (WEST);

EID: 0031469188     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/bssa0870030551     Document Type: Article

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