Regional body-wave attenuation using a coda source normalization method: Application to MEDNET records of earthquakes in Italy

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Walter, William R ^a   Mayeda, Kevin ^b   Malagnini, Luca ^c   Scognamiglio, Laura ^c  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Weston Geophysical Corporation   (United States)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODA SOURCE NORMALIZATION METHOD; REGIONAL BODY-WAVE ATTENUATION; REGIONAL SEISMIC PHASES;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

EARTHQUAKES;

AMPLITUDE; BODY WAVE; CODA; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; SEISMICITY; WAVE ATTENUATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34447548555     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL029990     Document Type: Article

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