Extracting surface wave attenuation from seismic noise using correlation of the coda of correlation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2191-2205

  Zhang, Jian ^a   Yang, Xiaoning ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT NOISE; AMPLITUDE; CODA; CORRELATION; EARTHQUAKE; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC NOISE; SEISMIC WAVE; WAVE ATTENUATION;

EID: 84892557168     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrb.50186     Document Type: Article

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