Uncertainty analysis of earthquake source parameters determined from InSAR: A simulation study

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Dawson, John ^a,b   Tregoning, Paul ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; FOCAL MECHANISM; INTERFEROMETRY; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; SIMULATION; SOURCE PARAMETERS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 36148978225     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005209     Document Type: Article

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