Shear wave Q structure and its lateral variation in the crust of China and surrounding regions

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 363-380

  Jemberie, Alemayehu L ^a   Mitchell, Brian J ^a  

^a Saint Louis University   (United States)

Author keywords

Multimode spectra; Rayleigh waves; Shear wave Q

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; RAYLEIGH WAVE; S-WAVE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 1942456519     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02196.x     Document Type: Article

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