Seismological constraints on attenuation in the earth: A review

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 117, Issue , 2000, Pages 161-179

  Romanowicz, Barbara ^a   Durek, Joseph J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

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EID: 58149327681     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/GM117p0161     Document Type: Chapter

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