Development and applications of double-difference seismic tomography

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 163, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 373-403

  Zhang, Haijiang ^a   Thurber, Clifford ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Double difference; Fault zone; Subduction zone; Tomography; Volcano

Indexed keywords

SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33645322951     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-005-0021-y     Document Type: Article

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