Crustal attenuation for Jamaica, West Indies

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-209

  Wiggins Grandison, Margaret D ^a,b   Havskov, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Caribbean; Jamaica; Kappa; Qc

Indexed keywords

CRUST; EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC WAVE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; JAMAICA;

EID: 2142711648     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOSE.0000021403.97255.a6     Document Type: Article

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