A systematic study of source time functions and moment tensors of intermediate and deep earthquakes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Tocheport, A ^a,b   Rivera, L ^a   Chevrot, S ^b  

^a UMR 7063   (France)

^b IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AMPLITUDE; BODY WAVE; DATA INVERSION; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; MOMENT TENSOR; SEISMIC SOURCE; SEISMICITY; SYNTHETIC SEISMOGRAM; TELESEISMIC WAVE; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

EID: 34548522735     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004534     Document Type: Article

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