A correction to body-wave magnitude mb based on moment magnitude Mw

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 739-742

  Sipkin, Stuart A ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84964037436     PISSN: 08950695     EISSN: 19382057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.74.6.739     Document Type: Article

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