Shear-wave velocity structure beneath North Island, New Zealand, from Rayleigh-wave interstation phase velocities

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 175-184

  Brisbourne, Alex M ^a   Stuart, Graham W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Lithosphere; Rayleigh waves; Subduction; Upper mantle

Indexed keywords

MANTLE; RAYLEIGH WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 0031813886     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1998.1331485.x     Document Type: Article

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