Analysis on deep crustal structure along the onshore-offshore seismic profile across the Binhai (littoral) fault zone in northeastern South China Sea

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 845-852

  Zhao, Ming Hui ^a,b   Qiu, Xue Lin ^b   Ye, Chun Ming ^c   Xia, Kan Yuan ^b   Huang, Ci Liu ^b   Xie, Jian Bo ^c   Wang, Ping ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^c Seismological Bureau of Guangdong Province   (China)

Author keywords

Binhai (littoral) fault zone; Crustal structure; Low velocity layer; Northeastern South China Sea; Onshore offshore deep seismic experiment

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEEP SEISMIC SOUNDING; FAULT ZONE; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT;

OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; WORLD;

EID: 12944250734     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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