Anomalous surface waves from Lop Nor nuclear explosions: Observations and numerical modeling

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 15051-15068

  Pedersen, Helle A ^a   Avouac, Jean Philippe ^b   Campillo, Michel ^a,c  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b Lab de Detection et de Geophysique   (France)

^c INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR EXPLOSION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SURFACE WAVE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

CHINA; LOP NOR; XINJIANG PROVINCE;

EID: 0032503886     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jb00027     Document Type: Article

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