Variation of coda wave attenuation in the Alborz region and central Iran

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1643-1654

  Rahimi, H ^a   Motaghi, K ^a   Mukhopadhyay, S ^b   Hamzehloo, H ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING AND SEISMOLOGY IIEES   (Iran)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Coda waves; Seismic attenuation

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL TIME; CODA; DATA SET; FORELAND BASIN; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; OROGENY; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; WAVE ATTENUATION;

ELBURZ; IRAN;

EID: 77954164404     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04574.x     Document Type: Article

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