Propagation of regional seismic phases in the Indian shield: Constraints on crustal and upper mantle velocity models

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-43

  Krishna, V G ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTHQUAKES; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

SEISMOGRAMS; SURFACE LAYER VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

SEISMIC WAVES;

CRATON; SEISMIC WAVE; STRATIFICATION; UPPER MANTLE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN SHIELD; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 1842864876     PISSN: 00371106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/0120010298     Document Type: Article

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