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The Central External Dinarides are known as a tectonically complex region of moderate seismicity where several strong earthquakes occurred in the last century. In order to gain insight into the attenuation of seismic waves in the area, the extended coda normalization method was applied to band-pass-filtered seismograms of local earthquakes recorded at seven seismological broadband stations. Obtained results indicate strong attenuation of direct body waves: Q 0,P = Q P(1 Hz) is found between 21 and 120 and Q 0,S = Q S(1 Hz) is between 46 and 113, whereas the exponent n in the power law of frequency dependence of the quality factor is found in the range of 0.63–1.52 and 0.65–0.97 for n P and n S, respectively. P-waves are, on the average, attenuated more than S-waves. The three island stations (Dugi Otok (DUGI), Žirje (ZIRJ), Hvar (HVAR)) are distinguished by the strong low-frequency P-wave attenuation and more pronounced frequency dependence of the Q P factor (Q 0,S/Q 0,P > 1.7, Q 0,P < 60, n P > n S). The remaining four inland stations (Udbina (UDBI), Morići (MORI), Kijevo (KIJV), Čačvina (CACV)) all exhibit similar qualitative attenuation properties for P- and S-waves (n P ≈ n S ≈ 1 and Q 0,S ≈ Q 0,P), although individual values of the Q-factors vary notably within this group. Low-frequency attenuation of direct S-waves in the crust is stronger than mean attenuation of scattered coda waves in the lithosphere, especially for long coda lapse times. The results are also qualitatively in agreement with the thermal regime in the area.
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We thank the two anonymous reviewers for their constructive criticism of the manuscript. We also thank the Croatian Seismological Survey for the use of the data. We gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia, grants 119-1193086-1315 and 119-1193086-1314, and annual research subsidy grants from the University of Zagreb.
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Dasović, I., Ruščić, M., Herak, D. et al. Attenuation of high-frequency body waves in the crust of the Central External Dinarides. J Seismol 19, 849–860 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10950-015-9498-8
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