Comparison of shear wave splitting and finite strain from the India-Asia collision zone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 27511-27522

  Davis, Paul ^a,d   England, Philip ^a,b   Houseman, Gregory ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COLLISION ZONE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; POLARIZATION; SHEAR WAVE SPLITTING; STRAIN;

ASIA;

EID: 0031448442     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb02378     Document Type: Review

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