Array seismology: Methods and applications

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 2-1-2-27

  Rost, Sebastian ^a   Thomas, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Array methods; Array seismology; Earthquake and nuclear explosion seismology; Geophysics

Indexed keywords

ARRAY; EARTHQUAKE; EQUATION; NUCLEAR EXPLOSION; SEISMOLOGY;

EID: 0036764963     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000RG000100     Document Type: Article

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