Hypocentral parameters and velocity estimation in the western Swiss Alps by simultaneous inversion of P- and S-wave data

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 86, Issue 1 SUPPL. A, 1996, Pages 32-42

  Maurer, Hansruedi ^a   Kradolfer, Urs ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; HYPOCENTRE LOCATION; INVERSION; P WAVE; S WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY STRUCTURE; TRAVELTIME;

SWITZERLAND, ALPS;

EID: 0030481182     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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