A model to study the bias on Q estimates obtained by applying the rise time method to earthquake data

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 153, Issue 2-4, 1998, Pages 419-438

  De Lorenzo, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brune source function; Quality factor; Rise time

Indexed keywords

Q FACTOR; SEISMIC WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0032424580     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000240050202     Document Type: Article

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