Development of a time-domain, variable-period surface-wave magnitude measurement procedure for application at regional and teleseismic distances, part II: Application and Ms-mb performance

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 678-696

  Bonner, Jessie L ^a   Russell, David R ^b   Harkrider, David G ^c   Reiter, Delaine T ^c   Herrmann, Robert B ^d  

^a Weston Geophysical Corp   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

^c Weston Geophysical Corporation   (United States)

^d Saint Louis University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; EARTHQUAKES; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEISMOGRAPHS;

BUTTERWORTH BANDPASS FILTERS; EXCITATION CORRECTION; RUSSELL SURFACE-WAVE MAGNITUDE FORMULA; TELESEISMIC DISTANCES;

SURFACE WAVES;

EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC DISCRIMINATION; SEISMOMETRY; SURFACE WAVE; TELESEISMIC WAVE; WAVE SCATTERING;

EID: 33645776437     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120050056     Document Type: Article

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