Improving sparse network seismic location with Bayesian kriging and teleseismically constrained calibration events

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 199-211

  Myers, Stephen C ^a   Schultz, Craig A ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CALIBRATION; KRIGING; MONITORING SYSTEM; NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING; SEISMIC DISCRIMINATION; TELESEISMIC WAVE;

EID: 0034010867     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0119980171     Document Type: Article

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