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Title: On the robustness of attenuation measurements on teleseismic P waves: insights from micro-array analysis of the 2017 North Korean nuclear test
Award ID(s):
1827277
PAR ID:
10110518
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Geophysical Journal International
Volume:
218
Issue:
1
ISSN:
0956-540X
Page Range / eLocation ID:
573 to 585
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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