3-D velocity structure beneath the Chia-Nan area, Taiwan

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 239-259

  Wen, Strong ^a   Chen, Chau Huei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Damping least square inversion method; Seismic characteristic; VP; Vp Vs ratios

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; SEISMIC WAVE; TECTONICS; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 3342947659     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2004.15.2.239(T)     Document Type: Article

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