The use of crustal higher modes to constrain crustal structure across Central Asia

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 961-972

  Levshin, A L ^a   Ritzwoller, M H ^a   Shapiro, N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Asia; Crustal structure; Surface waves; Tomography

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SURFACE WAVE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; WORLD;

EID: 15944399043     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02535.x     Document Type: Article

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