Whole Earth structure estimated from seismic arrival times

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue B2, 1998, Pages 2633-2671

  Vasco, D W ^a,b   Johnson, Lane R ^a,b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL TIME; EARTH STRUCTURE; SEISMIC METHOD;

EID: 0031854341     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb02623     Document Type: Article

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