A hidden Markov model for earthquake declustering

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Wu, Zhengxiao ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 79251589661     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB005997     Document Type: Article

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