Upper crustal seismic velocity structure and microearthquake depths at the Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Barclay, Andrew H ^a   Wilcock, William S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Layer 2A structure; Microearthquakes; Mid ocean ridge; Seismic anisotropy

Indexed keywords

EID: 31644443854     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GC000604     Document Type: Article

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