Approximation of surface wave mode conversion at a passive continental margin by a mode-matching technique

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 12-24

  Meier, T ^a,b   Malischewsky, P G ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Continental margin; Mode coupling; Seismic wave propagation; Surface waves; Synthetic seismograms

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; PASSIVE MARGIN; SEISMIC WAVE; SYNTHETIC SEISMOGRAM; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0034052690     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00040.x     Document Type: Article

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