Modeling S wave amplitude patterns for events in the Kurile slab using three-dimensional Gaussian beams

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 2002, Pages

  Pankow, Kris L ^a   Lay, Thorne ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Gaussian beams; Mantle convection; Residual spheres; S wave amplitudes; Slab structure

Indexed keywords

MANTLE CONVECTION; OCEANIC CRUST; S-WAVE; SLAB; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

(NORTHWEST); JAPAN; KURILE ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0037055945     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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