Seismic detection and characterization of the Altiplano-Puna magma body, Central Andes

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 160, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 789-807

  Zandt, George ^a   Leidig, Mark ^a   Chmielowski, Josef ^a   Baumont, David ^a   Yuan, Xiaohui ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Altiplano Puna; Anisotropy; APVC; Magma body; PASSCAL; Receiver functions

Indexed keywords

IGNIMBRITE; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMATISM; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMICITY; VOLCANIC EARTHQUAKE; VOLCANO;

ALTIPLANO-PUNA VOLCANIC COMPLEX; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0037339433     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00012557     Document Type: Article

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