The effects of attenuation and site on the spectra of microearthquakes in the Jubilee Hills region of Hyderabad, India

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-47

  Baruah, Saurabh ^a   Hazarika, Devajit ^a   Gogoi, Naba K ^b   Raju, P Solomon ^b  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Attenuation and spectral amplitude; Qp and Qs value

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; FRACTURE ZONE; LITHOLOGY; MICROEARTHQUAKE; P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; HYDERABAD; INDIA; JUBILEE HILLS; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33847639734     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 02534126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-007-0005-7     Document Type: Article

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