Investigation of ULF magnetic pulsations, air conductivity changes, and infra red signatures associated with the 30 October alum rock M5.4 earthquake

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 585-603

  Bleier, T ^a   Dunson, C ^a   Maniscalco, M ^a   Bryant, N ^b   Bambery, R ^b   Freund, F ^c  

^a QuakeFinder Inc   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL TIME; DATA SET; DETECTION METHOD; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; GEOPHONE; MAGNETOMETER; MEASUREMENT METHOD; P-WAVE;

CALIFORNIA; PARKFIELD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76149127709     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-9-585-2009     Document Type: Article

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