Size and geometry of microearthquake seismic ruptures from P and S pulse width data

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 422-442

  de Lorenzo, Salvatore ^a   Zollo, Aldo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Directivity; Fault plane orientation; Multipathing; Pulse width

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT PLANE; MICROEARTHQUAKE;

EID: 0344035460     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.02051.x     Document Type: Article

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