S wave splitting observed in southwest Japan

Tectonophysics

Volumn 270, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 73-82

  Oda, H ^a   Shimizu, H ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Polarization; Seismic anisotropy; Shear waves; Wave splitting

Indexed keywords

MANTLE; PACIFIC PLATE; PHILIPPINE SEA PLATE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SHEAR WAVE SPLITTING; SUBDUCTION;

JAPAN, HONSHU, CHUGOKU;

EID: 0030811979     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(96)00205-3     Document Type: Article

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