1 Hz Lg Q Tomography in Central Asia

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 3425-3428

  Scott Phillips, W ^a   Hartse, Hans E ^a   Taylor, Steven R ^a   Randall, George E ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TECTONICS; TOMOGRAPHY; EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS;

SEISMIC MONITORING;

SEISMOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY;

NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING; SEISMIC DISCRIMINATION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY;

ASIA;

BEST FIT; CENTRAL ASIA; DATA SET; HIGH RESOLUTION; PROPAGATION CHARACTERISTICS; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SOURCE DISCRIMINATION; TOMOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0034353050     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000gl011482     Document Type: Article

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