Analysis of low-frequency seismic signals generated during a multiple-iceberg calving event at Jakobshavn Isbr, Greenland

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Walter, Fabian ^a,b   Amundson, Jason M ^c   O'Neel, Shad ^d   Truffer, Martin ^e   Fahnestock, Mark ^e,f   Fricker, Helen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; ICE THICKNESS; ICEBERG CALVING; LOVE WAVE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAYLEIGH WAVE; SEISMIC SURVEY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; JAKOBSHAVN ISBRAE;

EID: 84859138456     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JF002132     Document Type: Article

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