Real-time seismology for the 05/12/2008 Wenchuan earthquake of China: A retrospective view

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-165

  Wan, Ke Song ^a   Ni, Si Dao ^a   Zeng, Xiang Fang ^a   Paul, Sommerville ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b United Research Services Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthquake early warning; Rapid location; Real time seismology; Strong ground motion

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; EARTHQUAKES; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GEOPHYSICS; RISK PERCEPTION; TECHNETIUM;

BROADBAND STATIONS; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGES; EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING; EMERGENCY RESPONSE; FAULT MODELS; FAULT SYSTEMS; GROUND MOTIONS; LONG TERMS; MAINSHOCK; P WAVES; RAPID LOCATION; REAL-TIME SEISMOLOGY; RUPTURE AREAS; RUPTURE PROCESS; SEISMIC RISKS; SEISMOGRAPH STATIONS; SICHUAN PROVINCES; STRONG GROUND MOTION; STRONG MOTIONS; TELESEISMIC BODY WAVES; THREE COMPONENTS; WAVE FORMS; WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKES;

SEISMOLOGY;

AFTERSHOCK; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; GROUND MOTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEISMOGRAPH; SEISMOLOGY; SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE 2008; TELESEISMIC WAVE; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SICHUAN; WENCHUAN;

EID: 59149092860     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-009-0007-1     Document Type: Article

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