Open AccessFiber-Optic Networks Can Be Used as Seismic Arrays
Author(s) -
Sarah Witman
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2018eo093329
Subject(s) - optical fiber , fiber , computer science , geology , materials science , telecommunications , composite material
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