Shear velocity structure in the Aegean area obtained by inversion of Rayleigh waves

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 127-143

  Karagianni, E E ^a   Papazachos, C B ^a   Panagiotopoulos, D G ^a   Suhadolc, P ^b   Vuan, A ^c   Panza, G F ^b,d  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c Centro Ricerche Sismologiche   (Italy)

^d ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aegean area; Group velocity; Hedgehog inversion; Moho; Rayleigh waves; Shear wave velocity structure

Indexed keywords

CRUST; MOHO; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; UPPER MANTLE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

AEGEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 13344259285     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02354.x     Document Type: Article

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