Calibrating infrasonic to seismic coupling using the Stardust sample return capsule shockwave: Implications for seismic observations of meteors

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Edwards, Wayne N ^a   Eaton, David W ^a   McCausland, Philip J ^a   ReVelle, Douglas O ^b   Brown, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFRASONICS; METEOR; RAYLEIGH WAVE; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMICITY; SEISMOGRAM; SHOCK WAVE;

EID: 37349111524     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004621     Document Type: Article

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