P and S velocity structure of the Yellowstone volcanic field from local earthquake and controlled-source tomography

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B7, 1999, Pages 15105-15121

  Miller, Douglas S ^a,b,c   Smith, Robert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; VOLCANISM;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0032742777     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998jb900095     Document Type: Article

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