Crust and upper-mantle structure of North Africa, Europe and the Middle East from inversion of surface waves

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 463-481

  Pasyanos, Michael E ^a   Walter, William R ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crust; Europe; Middle East; North Africa; Surface waves; Upper mantle

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SURFACE WAVE; UPPER MANTLE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

AFRICA; EUROPE; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 0036257297     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2002.01663.x     Document Type: Article

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