Shear wave splitting observations and implications on stress regimes in the Los Angeles basin, California

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 13947-13961

  Li, Yong Gang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; FRACTURE GEOMETRY; SHEAR WAVE SPLITTING; STRESS;

USA, CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES BASIN;

EID: 0030482732     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb00878     Document Type: Article

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