Towards 3-D fabric in the continental lithosphere and asthenosphere: The Tien Shan

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 16, 2002, Pages 39-1-39-4

  Vinnik, Lev ^a   Peregoudov, Dmitry ^a   Makeyeva, Larissa ^a   Oreshin, Serge ^a   Roecker, Steve ^b  

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

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DEFORMATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; SHEAR STRESS;

LITHOSPHERE;

GEOPHYSICS;

ASTHENOSPHERE; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

CHINA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 0242600710     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001gl014588     Document Type: Article

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