Seismic attenuation at Rabaul volcano, Papua New Guinea

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 130, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 77-92

  Gudmundsson, O ^a   Finlayson, D M ^b   Itikarai, I ^c   Nishimura, Y ^d   Johnson, W R ^e  

^a DANISH LITHOSPHERE CENTRE   (Denmark)

^b Rabaul Volcano Observatory ^*  (Australia)

^c Rabaul Volcano Observatory   (Papua New Guinea)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Caldera; Magma reservoir; Regional earthquakes

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; MOLTEN MATERIALS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

SEISMIC ATTENUATION;

VOLCANOES;

SEISMIC ATTENUATION; VOLCANO; WAVE PROPAGATION;

BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO; MELANESIA; NEW BRITAIN; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; RABAUL CALDERA;

EID: 0742288405     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(03)00282-8     Document Type: Article

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