Two-dimensional velocity structure beneath northern Eurasia derived from the super long-range seismic profile quartz

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 857-867

  Ryberg, T ^a   Wenzel, F ^b   Mechie, J ^a   Egorkin, A ^c   Fuchs, K ^b   Solodilov, L ^c  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c Ctr Reg Geophys Geoecological R   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCONTINUITY; MANTLE STRUCTURE; NUCLEAR EXPLOSION; QUARTZ PROFILE; SEISMIC VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0030440298     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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