Seismic attenuation of coda waves in the eastern region of Cuba

Tectonophysics

Volumn 429, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 99-109

  Biescas, Berta ^a   Rivera, Zulima ^a   Zapata, Jose Alejandro ^a  

^a Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Sismológicas   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Coda wave; Cuba; Quality factor Q; Seismic attenuation

Indexed keywords

CODA; EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; WAVE SCATTERING;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES;

EID: 33751507051     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2006.09.013     Document Type: Article

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