Quasi-love phases between Tonga and Hawaii: Observations, simulations, and explanations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 24321-24331

  Levin, Vadim ^a   Park, Jeffrey ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; EARTHQUAKE; LOVE WAVE; MANTLE; SEISMIC WAVE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 2042424844     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98jb02342     Document Type: Article

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