Lg coda Q variation across Eurasia and its relation to crustal evolution

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B10, 1997, Pages 22767-22779

  Mitchell, Brian J ^a   Pan, Yu ^a   Xie, Jiakang ^a,b   Cong, Lianli ^a  

^a Saint Louis University   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; CODA; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; LG PHASE; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031416579     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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