Shear wave anisotropy beneath the Tibetan Plateau

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 99, Issue B7, 1994, Pages 13655-13665

  McNamara, Daniel E ^a   Owens, Thomas J ^a   Silver, Paul G ^b   Wu, Frances T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND DATA; MANTLE (UPPER); SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SHEAR WAVE; WAVE SPLITTING;

CHINA, TIBET, TIBETAN PLATEAU;

EID: 0028602835     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/93jb03406     Document Type: Article

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