Backazimuthal variations of splitting parameters of teleseismic SKS phases observed at the broadband stations in Germany

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 151, Issue 2-4, 1998, Pages 305-331

  Brechner, S ^a,b   Klinge, K ^a   Kruger F ^a,c   Plenefisch, T ^a  

^a Seismologisches ZG   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Shear wave splitting; SKS waves

Indexed keywords

SHEAR WAVE SPLITTING; SKS;

EID: 0031869956     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-8777-9_5     Document Type: Article

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