Estimation of Full Moment Tensors, Including Uncertainties, for Nuclear Explosions, Volcanic Events, and Earthquakes
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2169-9313,2169-9356
DOI: 10.1029/2017jb015325