Crustal structure and dynamics of the Tien Shan

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 4-1-4-4

  Vinnik, L P ^a   Roecker, S ^b   Kosarev, G L ^a   Oreshin, S I ^a   Koulakov, I Yu ^c  

^a SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c TROFIMUK INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; CRACKS; PORE PRESSURE; SEISMOLOGY;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE;

GEOLOGY;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; GEODYNAMICS; SEISMIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

CHINA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 0037113532     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL015531     Document Type: Article

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