Estimation of coda wave attenuation in the East Anatolia fault zone, Turkey

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 169, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1189-1204

  Sertçelik, Fadime ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Coda waves; East Anatolia fault; Lapse time

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; ATTENUATION CHARACTERISTICS; CENTRAL FREQUENCY; CODA WAVES; EAST ANATOLIA FAULT; FAULT ZONE; FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT; LAPSE TIME; LAPSE TIME WINDOWS; N VALUE; STUDY AREAS; TRIPLE JUNCTION; UPPER CRUST;

EARTHQUAKES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; LAKES; VEHICLE ROUTING;

FAULTING;

CODA; FAULT ZONE; Q FACTOR; TRIPLE JUNCTION; WAVE ATTENUATION;

BINGOL; ELAZIG [TURKEY]; ERZINCAN [TURKEY]; HAZAR LAKE; KARASU BASIN; MALATYA [TURKEY]; NUR MOUNTAINS; TAURIDES; TURKEY;

EID: 84863611708     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-011-0368-1     Document Type: Article

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