Pressure-induced noise on horizontal seismometer and strainmeter records evaluated by finite element modelling

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 167-178

  Kroner, C ^a   Jahr, Th ^a   Kuhlmann, S ^b   Fischer, K D ^c  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED GEOPHYSICS   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Barometric pressure; FE modelling; Horizontal seismometers; Strainmeters

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; INSTRUMENTATION; SEISMOGRAM; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO;

EID: 17744395288     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02576.x     Document Type: Article

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