Including anisotropy in 3-D velocity inversion and application to Marlborough, New Zealand

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 237-254

  Eberhart Phillips, Donna ^a   Henderson, C Mark ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

3 D velocity inversion; Anisotropy; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE HYPOCENTER; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; MARLBOROUGH; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 1142305183     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2003.02044.x     Document Type: Article

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