Three-dimensional velocity structure and earthquake locations beneath the northern Tien Shan of Kyrgyzstan, central Asia

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue B2, 1998, Pages 2725-2748

  Ghose, Sujoy ^a,c   Hamburger, Michael W ^a   Virieux, Jean ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^c SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EARTHQUAKE LOCATION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ASIA; KYRGYZSTAN; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 0031821907     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb01798     Document Type: Article

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