High-frequency precursors to P wave arrivals in New Zealand: Implications for slab structure

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue B4, 1996, Pages 8473-8488

  Van Der Hilst, Rob ^a,c   Snieder, Roel ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH VELOCITY LAYER; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; P WAVE; SLAB EFFECT; WAVE PROPAGATION;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0029732863     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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