Moment tensor inversion of explosive long period events recorded on Arenal volcano, Costa Rica, constrained by synthetic tests

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 189-200

  Davi, R ^a   O'Brien, G S ^a   Lokmer, I ^a   Bean, C J ^a   Lesage, P ^b   Mora, M M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Arenal volcano; Moment tensor inversion; Single forces; Synthetic tests

Indexed keywords

3D MODELS; COSTA RICA; EXPLOSIVE EVENTS; LONG-PERIOD EVENTS; MOMENT TENSOR INVERSION; MOMENT TENSORS; NOISY DATA; SEISMIC EVENT; SINGLE FORCES; SYNTHETIC DATA; SYNTHETIC TESTS; VELOCITY MODEL;

EXPLOSIVES; TESTING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VOLCANOES;

TENSORS;

DATA INVERSION; EXPLOSIVE VOLCANISM; MOMENT TENSOR; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ALAJUELA; ARENAL VOLCANO; COSTA RICA;

EID: 77954541108     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.05.012     Document Type: Article

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