The local amplification of surface waves: A new observable to constrain elastic velocities, density, and anelastic attenuation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Lin, Fan Chi ^a   Tsai, Victor C ^a   Ritzwoller, Michael H ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT NOISE; AMPLIFICATION; CRUST; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; RAYLEIGH WAVE; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMIC WAVE; UPPER MANTLE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; WAVE EQUATION; WAVE FIELD;

EID: 84861877418     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JB009208     Document Type: Article

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