A comparison of select trigger algorithms for automated global seismic phase and event detection

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-106

  Withers, Mitchell ^a,b   Aster, Richard ^b   Young, Christopher ^c   Beiriger, Judy ^c   Harris, Mark ^c   Moore, Susan ^c   Trujillo, Julian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC EVENT DETECTION;

EID: 0031714909     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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