Mwpd: A duration-amplitude procedure for rapid determination of earthquake magnitude and tsunamigenic potential from P waveforms

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 200-214

  Lomax, Anthony ^a   Michelini, Alberto ^b  

^a ALomax Scientific ^*  (France)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body waves; Earthquake dynamics; Earthquake source observations; Seismic monitoring and test ban treaty verification; Tsunamis; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

BODY WAVE; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; P-WAVE; SOURCE PARAMETERS; TELESEISMIC WAVE; TSUNAMI; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

EID: 58149177339     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03974.x     Document Type: Article

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