A transportable mb(Lg) scale for central Europe and implications for low-magnitude Ms-mb discrimination

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 126-140

  Patton, Howard J ^a   Schlittenhardt, Jörg ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central Europe; GRF array; GRSN; Ms mb discrimination; Regional phase Lg; Seismic magnitudes

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; LG-WAVE; RAYLEIGH WAVE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC DISCRIMINATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33745232333     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02663.x     Document Type: Article

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