Estimation of the intrinsic absorption and scattering attenuation in Northeastern Venezuela (Southeastern Caribbean) using coda waves

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 153, Issue 2-4, 1998, Pages 685-702

  Ugalde, Arantza ^a   Pujades, Luis G ^a   Canas, José Antonio ^b   Villaseñor, Antonio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO GEOGRÁFICO NACIONAL   (Spain)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Caribbean; Coda waves; Scattering; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

CODA; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; Q FACTOR; SEISMIC WAVE; SEISMOGRAM; TECTONICS; WAVE ATTENUATION;

VENEZUELA;

EID: 0032410043     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000240050214     Document Type: Article

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