Earth's background free oscillations

Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue , 2013, Pages 719-740

  Nishida, Kiwamu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atmospheric turbulence; Long period seismology; Ocean infragravity wave; Seismic hum

Indexed keywords

EXCITATION MECHANISMS; FREE OSCILLATION; INFRA-GRAVITY WAVES; PRESSURE SOURCE; RESONANT OSCILLATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEISMIC HUM; SOURCE DISTRIBUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC ACOUSTICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; GRAVITY WAVES; SEISMOLOGY;

WATER WAVES;

DEEP SEA; FREQUENCY-MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTION; GRAVITY WAVE; OSCILLATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEISMOLOGY; TOROIDAL FIELD; TURBULENCE;

EID: 84875928122     PISSN: 00846597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-earth-050212-124020     Document Type: Article

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