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  OSTI.GOV Conference: Far-Field Seismic Signals from Coupled Nonlinear-to-Linear Propagation Codes.
  Title: Far-Field Seismic Signals from Coupled Nonlinear-to-Linear Propagation Codes.
  Preston, Leiph; Hilbun, William
  SAND2017-3418C
  Conference: Proposed for presentation at the Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting held April 18-20, 2017 in Denver, CO.
  Preston, Leiph, and Hilbun, William. Far-Field Seismic Signals from Coupled Nonlinear-to-Linear Propagation Codes.. United States: N. p., 2017. Web.
  Preston, Leiph, & Hilbun, William. Far-Field Seismic Signals from Coupled Nonlinear-to-Linear Propagation Codes.. United States.
  Preston, Leiph, and Hilbun, William. Sat . "Far-Field Seismic Signals from Coupled Nonlinear-to-Linear Propagation Codes.". United States. doi:. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1431620.
  @article{osti_1431620,
  title = {Far-Field Seismic Signals from Coupled Nonlinear-to-Linear Propagation Codes.},
  author = {Preston, Leiph and Hilbun, William},
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