Global anisotropic phase velocity maps for fundamental mode surface waves between 40 and 150 s

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 154-165

  Trampert, Jeannot ^a   Woodhouse, John H ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azimuthal anisotropy; Inverse theory; Phase velocity; Surface waves; Tomography

Indexed keywords

PHASE VELOCITY; SEISMIC WAVE; SURFACE WAVE; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0038497470     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.01952.x     Document Type: Article

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