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Global Earthquake Monitoring, Its Uses, Potentials, and Support Requirements (1977) / Chapter Skim
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... IUGG - International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics LASA - Large Aperture Seismic Array Ms - Earthquake Magnitude determined using surface waves Mfr - Earthquake Magnitude determined using body waves NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration NEIS - National Earthquake Information Service NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NORSAR - Norwegian Seismic Array NSF - National Science Foundation OBS - Ocean-bottom seismographs OMB - Office of Management and Budget PDE - Preliminary Determination of Epicenters R - Rayleigh wave SDAC - Seismic Data Analysis Center 63
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... USGS - U.S. Geological Survey WDC - World Data Center WWSSN - Worldwide Standardized Seismograph Network (or Worldwide Network of Standardized Seismograph Stations)
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  • international seismological
  • international deployment
  • information service
  • preliminary determination
  • seismological centre

  • rayleigh wave
  • waves mfr
  • budget pde
  • waves nasa
  • environmental science

  • administration norsar
  • geodynamics commission
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  • earthquake information
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  • seismographs omb
  • unions ida
  • administration neis


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