Receiver function arrays: A reflection seismic approach

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-11

  Ryberg, T ^a   Weber, M ^a  

^a GeoForsclningsZentnim Telegrafenberg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Finite difference methods; Reflection seismology; Seismic wave propagation; Synthetic seismograms

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; SEISMIC SURVEY; SYNTHETIC SEISMOGRAM; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0034051134     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00077.x     Document Type: Article

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