S K S splitting beneath continental rift zones

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B10, 1997, Pages 22781-22797

  Gao, S ^a,c   Davis, P M ^a   Liu, H ^a,c   Slack, P D ^a   Rigor, A W ^a   Zorin, Y A ^b   Mordvinova, V V ^b   Kozhevnikov, V M ^b   Logatchev, N A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF THE EARTH S CRUST   (Russian Federation)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; POLARIZATION; RIFT; SHEAR WAVE SPLITTING;

EID: 0031407745     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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