The influence of 3-D structure on the propagation of seismic waves away from earthquakes

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 159, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2113-2131

  Kennett, B L N ^a   Furumura, T ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

3 D numerical simulation; Finite differences; Ground motion patterns; Pseudospectral method; Regional phases

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; GROUND MOTION; MODEL; SEISMIC WAVE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; WAVE PROPAGATION;

CITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTHQUAKE; JAPAN; MEXICO; MODEL; SEISMIC WAVE; SEISMOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0036677568     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-002-8726-7     Document Type: Article

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