Finite-fault source inversion using teleseismic P waves: Simple parameterization and rapid analysis

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 103, Issue 2 A, 2013, Pages 834-844

  Mendoza, C ^a   Hartzell, S ^b  

^a CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; SEISMIC WAVES; STABILIZATION; SURFACE WAVES;

COEFFICIENT MATRIX; EMPIRICAL RELATIONSHIPS; FINITE-FAULT SOLUTIONS; FIRST-ORDER IMAGES; SMOOTHING PARAMETER; SPATIALLY SMOOTHES; TIKHONOV REGULARIZATION; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS;

FAULT SLIPS;

AMPLITUDE; COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT GEOMETRY; P-WAVE; PARAMETERIZATION; SEISMIC SOURCE; TELESEISMIC WAVE;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(PNN) MEXICO]; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; DARFIELD; HONSHU; JAPAN; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; TOHOKU;

EID: 84875436968     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: 19433573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120120069     Document Type: Article

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