Joint analysis of P-traveltimes teleseismic tomography and gravity modelling for northern Tibet

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-109

  Masson, Frédéric ^a,b   Achauer, Ulrich ^a   Wittlinger, Gérard ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY MODEL; P WAVE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; TRAVELTIME;

CHINA, TIBET;

EID: 0032170601     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(97)00076-8     Document Type: Article

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