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Joint interpretation ofLg andSa waves based on spectral amplitudes of higher love wave modes

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The joint interpretation of Lg and Sa waves has been carried out on the basis of the first higher mode of Love waves. A characteristic feature of the spectral amplitude curve for the first higher mode is the existence of two pronounced maxima separated by a gap. The short-period maximum may be related to the Lg wave, the long-period to the Sa wave.

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    Karel Pěč & Oldřich Novotný

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Pěč, K., Novotný, O. Joint interpretation ofLg andSa waves based on spectral amplitudes of higher love wave modes. Stud Geophys Geod 21, 242–248 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01613251

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