principles and applications of microearthquake networks

Contents
FOREWORD
PREFACE
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1. Introduction
1.1. Historical Development
1.2. Overview and Scope
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2. Instrumentation Systems
2.1. General Considerations
2.2. The USGS Central California Microearthquake Network
2.3. Other Land-Based Microearthquake Systems
2.4. Ocean-Based Microearthquake Systems
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3. Data Processing Procedures
3.1. Nature of Data Processing
3.2. Record Keeping
3.3. Event Detection
3.4. Event Processing
3.5. Computing Hypocenter Parameters
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4. Seismic Ray Tracing for Minimum Time Path
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Elastic Wave Propagation in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Media
Derivation of the Ray Equation
Numerical Solutions of the Ray Equation
Computing Travel Time, Derivatives, and Take-Off Angle
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