Source-side splitting of S waves from Hindu Kush-Pamir earthquakes

Tectonophysics

Volumn 279, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 149-159

  Schoenecker, S C ^a   Russo, R M ^b,d   Silver, P G ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; LITHOSPHERE; S WAVE; SHEAR WAVE SPLITTING; UPPER MANTLE;

ASIA, HINDU KUSH;

EID: 0031404493     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00130-3     Document Type: Article

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