Intrinsic and scattering seismic wave attenuation in the Canary Islands

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 15037-15050

  Canas, José Antonio ^a   Ugalde, Arantza ^b,c   Pujades, Luis G ^b   Carracedo, Juan Carlos ^d   Soler, Vicente ^d   Blanco, Maria José ^a,e  

^a INSTITUTO GEOGRÁFICO NACIONAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c CSIC URL Observatorio de Fisica Cosmica del Ebro OE   (Spain)

^d Estac Volcanologica de Canarias   (Spain)

^e Instituto Geográfico Nacional IGN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODA; SEISMIC WAVE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; VOLCANIC ISLAND; WAVE ATTENUATION;

CANARY ISLANDS;

EID: 0032503877     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jb00769     Document Type: Article

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