Seismic anisotropy in the eastern United States: Deep structure of a complex continental plate

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B4, 1997, Pages 8329-8348

  Barruol, Guilhem ^a   Silver, Paul G ^b   Vauchez, Alain ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; SHEAR WAVE SPLITTING;

USA, APPALACHIANS;

EID: 0030776701     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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