The attenuation mechanism of seismic waves in northwestern Himalayas

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 354-360

  Mukhopadhyay, Sagarfres ^a   Tyagi, C ^a   Rai, S S ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Coda Q; Direct S wave Q; Intrinsic attenuation; Northwestern Himalayas; Scattering attenuation

Indexed keywords

CODA; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC WAVE; WAVE SCATTERING;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS;

EID: 33749346440     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03117.x     Document Type: Article

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