Considerations in phase estimation and event location using small-aperture regional seismic arrays

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 167, Issue 4-5, 2010, Pages 381-399

  Gibbons, Steven J ^a   Kværna, Tormod ^a   Ringdal, Frode ^a  

^a NORSAR   (Norway)

Author keywords

Automatic event locations; CTBT monitoring; Parameter estimation; Regional arrays

Indexed keywords

ARRAY; EARTHQUAKE; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPLOSION; P-WAVE; SEISMIC WAVE; SEISMICITY; SEISMOMETRY; WAVE FIELD;

EID: 77951208220     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-009-0024-1     Document Type: Article

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