Fault properties from seismic Q

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 937-944

  Worthington, M H ^a   Hudson, J A ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Exploration seismology; Fault models; Q; Seismic wave propagation

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATION; FAULT; Q FACTOR; SEISMIC ATTENUATION;

EID: 0034529665     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00315.x     Document Type: Article

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