Variability of crustal attenuation in the northeastern United States from Lg waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue B11, 1996, Pages 25231-25242

  Shi, Jinghua ^a,b   Kim, Won Young ^a   Richards, Paul G ^a,b  

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

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUST; EARTHQUAKE; GREEN'S FUNCTION; LG WAVE; SEISMIC ATTENUATION;

USA;

EID: 17344376868     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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