Reducing nonuniqueness in finite source inversion using rotational ground motions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 4860-4875

  Bernauer, M ^a   Fichtner, A ^b   Igel, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bayesian source inversion; kinematic source inversion; rotational ground motions

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DATA INVERSION; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; GROUND MOTION; SEISMIC SOURCE;

EID: 84904651775     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JB011042     Document Type: Article

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