Earthquake spectra and near-source attenuation in the Cascadia subduction zone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Gomberg, J ^a   Creager, K ^a   Sweet, J ^a   Vidale, J ^a   Ghosh, A ^b   Hotovec, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPLACEMENT; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; GEOPHYSICAL ARRAY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLATE BOUNDARY; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC SOURCE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMOGRAM; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84861383454     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB009055     Document Type: Article

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