On the recording characteristics of the original Wiechert seismographs at Göttingen (Germany)

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 477-486

  Ritter, Joachim R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Historical instruments; Transfer function; Waveforms; Wiechert seismographs

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; INSTRUMENTATION; SEISMOGRAPH;

EID: 0036824614     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021101116511     Document Type: Article

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