Seismic anisotropy in western Tibet

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Herquel, Georges ^a   Tapponnier, Paul ^b  

^a UMR 7063   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CORRELATION METHODS; EARTHQUAKES; SHEAR WAVES; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SHEAR-WAVE SPLITTING; TIBET PLATEAU;

SEISMOLOGY;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; PLATE MOTION; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD; XIZANG;

EID: 27544457799     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023561     Document Type: Article

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