Multi-scale compressional wave velocity structure of the San Gregorio Fault zone

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages

  Gettemy, G L ^a   Tobin, H J ^a   Hole, J A ^b   Sayed, A Y ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; ROCKS; SEISMOLOGY; ULTRASONICS; WATER WAVES;

GEOPHYSICAL IMAGING; WAVE VELOCITY;

GEOPHYSICS;

FAULT ZONE; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; WAVE VELOCITY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18544395255     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003gl018826     Document Type: Article

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