Moment tensor decompositions revisited

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 231-252

  Vavryčuk, Václav ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Dynamics and mechanics of faulting; Earthquake source observations; Seismic anisotropy; Theoretical seismology

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EIGENVALUE; FOCAL MECHANISM; MOMENT TENSOR; PROBABILITY; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84916887376     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: 1573157X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10950-014-9463-y     Document Type: Article

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