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Source Mechanism Characterization

Source Mechanism Characterization is the academic concept referring to a methodological framework within microseismic monitoring that identifies and quantifies the physical processes generating seismic signals by determining the fundamental parameters of faulting or fracturing dynamics, such as moment tensor components, fault orientation, and slip direction, thereby distinguishing the specific nature and mechanics of the seismic source from other types of seismic events.

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992

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354

Determination of earthquake source parameters from waveform data for studies of global and regional seismicity

Adam M. Dziewoński, Tina Chou, John Woodhouse · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1981 · 3.2K citations

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An experiment in systematic study of global seismicity: Centroid‐moment tensor solutions for 201 moderate and large earthquakes of 1981

Adam M. Dziewoński, John Woodhouse · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1983 · 725 citations

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Seismic moment, stress, and source dimensions for earthquakes in the California-Nevada region

Max Wyss, James N. Brune · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1968 · 569 citations

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Source mechanisms of explosions at Stromboli Volcano, Italy, determined from moment‐tensor inversions of very‐long‐period data

Bernard Chouet, Phillip Dawson, Takao Ohminato et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2003 · 417 citations · Full text

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Source type plot for inversion of the moment tensor

John A. Hudson, Robert G. Pearce, Richard M. Rogers · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1989 · 394 citations

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Authors

992

  1. BC
    Bernard Chouet

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    13 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. LE
    Leo Eisner

    Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics, Czechia

    11 publications · 511 citations

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  3. PD
    Phillip Dawson

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    10 publications · 1K citations

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  4. JN
    J. Nábělek

    Oregon State University, United States

    6 publications · 310 citations

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  5. HK
    Hiroo Kanamori

    California Institute of Technology, United States

    5 publications · 280 citations

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372

  1. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    20 h-index

    42 publications

    2.9K citations

  2. Institut de physique du globe de Paris

    Paris, France

    15 h-index

    37 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    14 h-index

    33 publications

    1.3K citations

  4. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    14 h-index

    32 publications

    2.5K citations

  5. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia

    Rome, Italy

    13 h-index

    48 publications

    2.3K citations

  6. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    12 h-index

    21 publications

    1.7K citations

  7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    11 h-index

    19 publications

    1.9K citations

  8. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    10 h-index

    15 publications

    983 citations

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 54 publications · 8.4K citations

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  2. Geophysical Research Letters

    40 publications · 2.6K citations

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  3. Geophysical Journal International

    GJI · 44 publications · 1.7K citations

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  4. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

    BSSA · 34 publications · 1.9K citations

    26

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

    15 publications · 379 citations

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