Shallow structure of the Landers fault zone from explosion-generated trapped waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B9, 1999, Pages 20257-20275

  Li, Yong Gang ^a   Aki, Keiiti ^a   Vidale, John E ^b   Xu, Fei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT ZONE; LANDERS EARTHQUAKE 1992; TRAPPED WAVE;

EID: 0033543308     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jb900194     Document Type: Article

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