The earth's hum: The excitation of earth normal modes by ocean waves

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 542-566

  Webb, Spahr C ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Surface waves and free oscillations; Theoretical seismology

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; EARTHQUAKE; GRAVITY WAVE; OCEAN BASIN; OCEAN WAVE; OSCILLATION; SEISMOLOGY; SURFACE WAVE; TURBULENCE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 48349144375     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03801.x     Document Type: Article

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