P wave velocity tomography of the Venezuelan region from local arrival times

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B3, 1997, Pages 5455-5472

  Bosch, Miguel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FAULT; MOHO; P WAVE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY;

VENEZUELA;

EID: 0030887008     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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