Simulation of SH- and P-SV-wave propagation in fault zones

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 533-546

  Igel, Heiner ^a   Ben Zion, Yehuda ^b   Leary, Peter C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fault zones; Finite difference methods; Head waves; Trapped waves

Indexed keywords

FAULT ZONE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAD WAVE; TRAPPED WAVE;

EID: 0030877944     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1997.tb05316.x     Document Type: Article

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