Receiver function images of the central Chugoku region in the Japanese islands using Hi-net data

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 271-280

  Ramesh, D S ^a   Kawakatsu, Hitosi ^b   Watada, S ^b   Yuan, X ^c  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central Chugoku; Hi Net; Japan; Migration; Receiver functions; Short period data

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE;

ASIA; CHUGOKU; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; WORLD;

EID: 21844456915     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352563     Document Type: Article

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