Global regression relations for conversion of surface wave and body wave magnitudes to moment magnitude

Natural Hazards

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 801-810

  Das, Ranjit ^a   Wason, H R ^a   Sharma, M L ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Global regression relations; ISR relation; Moment magnitude; OSR relation

Indexed keywords

BODY WAVE; EARTHQUAKE CATALOGUE; EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEISMIC HAZARD; SEISMIC MOMENT; SEISMIC WAVE; SEISMICITY;

EID: 80053575254     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-011-9796-6     Document Type: Article

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