Microseisms and hum from ocean surface gravity waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Traer, James ^a   Gerstoft, Peter ^a   Bromirski, Peter D ^a   Shearer, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; OCEAN WAVE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC WAVE; STANDING WAVE; SURFACE WAVE; WAVE HEIGHT;

EID: 84870557037     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JB009550     Document Type: Article

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