Three-dimensional seismic velocity structure of the San Francisco Bay area

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B6, 2000, Pages 13859-13874

  Hole, J A ^a   Brocher, T M ^b   Klemperer, S L ^c   Parsons, T ^b   Benz, H M ^d   Furlong, K P ^e  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; SEISMIC SURVEY; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034631214     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900083     Document Type: Article

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