Scattering from tunnels near sources and their effect on seismic signatures of explosions

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 229-242

  Imhof, Matthias G ^a   Toksöz, M Nafi ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSION; INDUCED SEISMICITY; SEISMIC DISCRIMINATION; TUNNEL; WAVE SCATTERING;

EID: 0034105842     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0119970164     Document Type: Article

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