Seismic exploration of continental strike-slip zones

Tectonophysics

Volumn 286, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 63-78

  Stern, T A ^a   McBride, J H ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Guided waves; Low velocity zones; Moho offsets; Strike slip faults

Indexed keywords

MOHO; SEISMIC SURVEY; STRIKE-SLIP;

EID: 0031665539     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00255-2     Document Type: Article

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