Seismic anisotropy and mantle deformation in the Western United States and Southwestern Canada

International Geology Review

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 913-937

  Savage, Martha K ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; MANTLE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; TECTONIC SETTING; WAVE SPLITTING;

(SOUTHWEST); (WEST); CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036824206     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0020-6814.44.10.913     Document Type: Article

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