Regional network focal mechanism determination using 3D velocity model and SH/P amplitude ratio

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1270-1283

  Rau, Ruey Juin ^a   Wu, Francis T ^a   Shin, Tzay Chyn ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRAL WEATHER BUREAU   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOCAL MECHANISM; INVERSION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SH/P AMPLITUDE RATIO; STRESS REGIME;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0030436654     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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