Crustal structure across the San Andreas Fault, southern California from teleseismic converted waves

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 183-190

  Zhu, Lupei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mohorovicic discontinuity; San Andreas Fault; San Gabriel Mountains; Teleseismic signals

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; TELESEISMIC WAVE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033933095     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(00)00101-1     Document Type: Article

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