Source scaling of Pn and Lg spectra and their ratios from explosions in central Asia: Implications for the identification of small seismic events at regional distances

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 2002, Pages

  Xie, Jiakang ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Asia; Q; Regional wave; Spectral ratios; Underground explosions

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; NUCLEAR EXPLOSION; Q FACTOR; SEISMIC DISCRIMINATION; SEISMIC SOURCE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

(CENTRAL); ASIA;

EID: 0037055360     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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