Observation of split modes from the 26th December 2004 Sumatra-Andaman mega-event

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 179, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 45-59

  Roult, Geneviève ^a   Roch, Julien ^a   Clévédé, Eric ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Broad band seismology; Eigenfrequency dataset; Free oscillations; Singlets, Anomalous splitting

Indexed keywords

BROAD BANDS; BROAD-BAND SEISMOLOGY; DATA SETS; EIGENFREQUENCY; FREE OSCILLATION;

FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

SEISMOLOGY;

BROADBAND DATA; DATA SET; EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; EIGENVALUE; HETEROGENEITY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SEISMOLOGY; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE 2004; WAVE SPLITTING;

ANDAMANS; ANDAMANS AND NICOBARS; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDIA; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 76949096009     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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