Passive seismology and deep structure in central Italy

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 151, Issue 2-4, 1998, Pages 479-493

  Amato, A ^a   Margheriti, L ^a   Azzara, R ^a   Basili, A ^a   Chiarabba, C ^a   Ciaccio, M G ^a   Cimini, G B ^a   Di Bona, M ^a   Frepoli, A ^a   Lucente, F P ^a   Nostro, C ^a   Selvaggi, G ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central mediterranean; Geodynamics; Italy; Passive seismology; Receiver function; Seismic anisotropy; Seismic tomography; Upper mantle structure

Indexed keywords

MANTLE STRUCTURE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY;

ITALY;

EID: 0031869701     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000240050124     Document Type: Article

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