The deficient T waves of tsunami earthquakes

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 416-432

  Okal, Emile A ^a   Alasset, Pierre Jean ^b   Hyvernaud, Olivier ^b   Schindelé, François ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DIF   (France)

^c CEA DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Hydroacoustics; Slow earthquakes; T waves; Tsunamis

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE; ALGORITHM; EARTHQUAKE; ENERGY FLUX; SEISMIC WAVE; TSUNAMI;

EID: 0037327694     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.01853.x     Document Type: Article

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