Time domain classification and quantification of seismic noise in an urban environment

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1213-1231

  Groos, J C ^a   Ritter, J R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Site effects; Statistical seismology; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT NOISE; GAUSSIAN METHOD; METROPOLITAN AREA; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC NOISE; SEISMOLOGY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

BUCHAREST [ROMANIA]; EURASIA; EUROPE; ROMANIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350371140     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04343.x     Document Type: Article

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