Detection and characterization of seismic phases using continuous spectral estimation on incoherent and partially coherent arrays

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 405-421

  Gibbons, Steven J ^a   Ringdal, Frode ^a   Kværna, Tormod ^a  

^a NORSAR   (Norway)

Author keywords

Seismic monitoring and test ban treaty verification; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL TIME; DETECTION METHOD; ESTIMATION METHOD; MONITORING SYSTEM; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; KOREA; NORTH KOREA;

EID: 37449027873     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03650.x     Document Type: Article

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