Scattering parameters of the lithosphère below the Massif Central, France, from teleseismic wavefield records

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 187-198

  Ritter, Joachim R R ^a,b,c   Shapiro, Sergei A ^a,b,c   Schechinger, Barbara ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Lithosph re; Massif central; Scattering; Wavefield fluctuations

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

FRANCE, MASSIF CENTRAL;

EID: 0031680695     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246x.1998.00562.x     Document Type: Article

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