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Estimating Stability and Resolution of Waveform Inversion Focal Mechanisms

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The main aim of this study is to describe several tools for testing the stability and resolution of waveform inversion focal mechanisms already successfully adopted for crustal earthquakes occurred in the Calabrian Arc region,

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Some Figures were created using the Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) by Wessel and Smith (1991).

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Computer Sciences, Physics, and Earth Sciences, University of Messina, Viale F. Stagno D’Alcontres, 31, 98166, Messina, Italy

    S. Scolaro, C. Totaro, D. Presti, G. Neri & B. Orecchio

  2. Department of Geosciences, University of Malta, Msida, MSD 2080, Malta

    Sebastiano D’Amico

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Scolaro, S., Totaro, C., Presti, D., D’Amico, S., Neri, G., Orecchio, B. (2018). Estimating Stability and Resolution of Waveform Inversion Focal Mechanisms. In: D'Amico, S. (eds) Moment Tensor Solutions. Springer Natural Hazards. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77359-9_5

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