Monitoring Pacific Ocean seismicity from an autonomous hydrophone array

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B3, 2001, Pages 4183-4206

  Fox, Christopher G ^a   Matsumoto, Haruyoshi ^b   Lau, Tai Kwan Andy ^b  

^a NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; HYDROPHONE; SEISMICITY; SEISMOMETRY;

EAST PACIFIC RISE; GALAPAGOS RIDGE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034959345     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900404     Document Type: Article

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