Linearized inverse scattering of teleseismic waves for anisotropic crust and mantle structure: 2. Numerical examples and application to data from Canadian stations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Bank, Carl Georg ^a   Bostock, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Lithosphere; Moho; Scattering; Teleseismic waves

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; MOHO; TELESEISMIC WAVE; WAVE SCATTERING;

EID: 0042885567     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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