Magnitude determination using initial P waves: A single-station approach

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Wu, Yih Min ^a   Yen, Hsin Yi ^a   Zhao, Li ^b   Huang, Bor Shouh ^b   Liang, Wen Tzong ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION THEORY; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SEISMOLOGY; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS; INITIAL P-WAVE PEAK AMPLITUDES;

SEISMIC WAVES;

AMPLITUDE; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; P-WAVE; SEISMOLOGY; WARNING SYSTEM; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646373424     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL025395     Document Type: Article

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