Temporal fluctuations of microseismic noise in Yellowstone's Upper Geyser Basin from a continuous gravity observation

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Tikku, A A ^a   McAdoo, Dave C ^b   Schenewerk, M S ^c   Willoughby, Ele C ^d  

^a Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Give 'em an Inch   (United States)

^d PACIFIC GEOSCIENCE CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEODETIC SATELLITES; GRAVITY WAVES; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

GRAVITY ROOT MEAN SQUARE (RMS); MICROSEISMIC EXCURSIONS; MICROSEISMIC NOISE;

SEISMOLOGY;

BASIN ANALYSIS; GRAVITY; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; SEISMIC NOISE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMICITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UPPER GEYSER BASIN; WYOMING; YELLOWSTONE CALDERA;

EID: 33746407176     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL026113     Document Type: Article

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