Mapping random lithospheric heterogeneities in northern and central Europe

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 251-264

  Hock, S ^a   Korn, M ^b   Ritter, J R R ^c   Rothert, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lithosphere; Random medium; Scattering; Seismic coda

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; HETEROGENEITY; LITHOSPHERE; SEISMIC SURVEY; WAVE SCATTERING;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 1942521020     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02191.x     Document Type: Article

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