Poisson's ratio and crustal seismology

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 3139-3156

  Christensen, Nikolas I ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHOLOGY; P WAVE; POISSON'S RATIO; S WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

EID: 0029729696     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jb03446     Document Type: Article

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