Global azimuthal seismic anisotropy and the unique plate-motion deformation of Australia

Nature

Volumn 433, Issue 7025, 2005, Pages 509-512

  Debayle, Eric ^a   Kennett, Brian ^b   Priestley, Keith ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CORRELATION METHODS; DEFORMATION; SHEAR WAVES; TECTONICS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; TOMOGRAPHY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

AZIMUTHAL ANISOTROPY; RADIAL ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

DEFORMATION; PLATE MOTION; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GEOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA; WAVEFORM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13444271886     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature03247     Document Type: Article

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