Wave-theoretical inversion of teleseismic surface waves in a regional network: Phase-velocity maps and a three-dimensional upper-mantle shear-wave-velocity model for southern Germany

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 203-225

  Friederich, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inversion; Scattering; Surface waves; Upper mantle; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

INVERSION; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SHEAR WAVE; SURFACE WAVE; UPPER MANTLE;

GERMANY;

EID: 0031924048     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246x.1998.00425.x     Document Type: Article

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