Small-scale variations in seismic anisotropy near Kimberley, South Africa

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 764-774

  Fouch, Matthew J ^a   Silver, Paul G ^b   Bell, David R ^a   Lee, Jean N ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaean craton; Continental lithosphere; Mantle deformation; Seismic anisotropy; Shear wave splitting; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BROADBAND DATA; CRATON; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; WAVE SPLITTING;

AFRICA; KIMBERLEY; NORTHERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 2542615256     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02234.x     Document Type: Article

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