Lithospheric structure of the Arabian Shield and Platform from complete regional waveform modelling and surface wave group velocities

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 871-878

  Rodgers, Arthur J ^a   Walter, William R ^a   Mellors, Robert J ^b   Al Amri, Abdullah M S ^c   Zhang, Yu Shen ^d  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Lithosphere; Surface waves; Waveform analysis

Indexed keywords

LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 0032694139     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1999.00918.x     Document Type: Article

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