P and S deep velocity structure of the Hellenic area obtained by robust nonlinear inversion of travel times

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B4, 1997, Pages 8349-8367

  Papazachos, C ^a,b   Nolet, G ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Institute of Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Engineering Thessaloniki   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; P WAVE; S WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY STRUCTURE; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

GREECE, HELLENIC ARC; MEDITERRANEAN SEA, AEGAN SEA;

EID: 0030821853     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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