Regional seismic observations of the 9 October 2006 underground nuclear explosion in North Korea and the influence of crustal structure on regional phases

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Hong, Tae Kyung ^a   Baag, Chang Eob ^b   Choi, Hoseon ^b,c   Sheen, Dong Hoon ^b,d,e  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS)   (South Korea)

^d Meteorological Research Institute   (South Korea)

^e Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; NUCLEAR EXPLOSION; NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING; S-WAVE; SEISMIC DISCRIMINATION; WAVE MODELING; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; NORTH KOREA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN;

EID: 44449156346     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB004950     Document Type: Article

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