Evidence for temporal variation of seismic velocity within the upper continental crust

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B10, 2000, Pages 23879-23894

  Bokelmann, Götz H R ^a,b   Harjes, Hans Peter ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; UPPER CRUST;

BAVARIA; GERMANY; KTB;

EID: 0033677691     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900207     Document Type: Article

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