Lithospheric-scale structure across the Bolivian Andes from tomographic images of velocity and attenuation for P and S waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 21233-21252

  Myers, Stephen C ^a,b   Beck, Susan ^a   Zandt, George ^a   Wallace, Terry ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ANDES; BOLIVIA;

EID: 0032505304     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jb00956     Document Type: Article

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