A simple method of representing azimuthal anisotropy on a sphere

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 668-671

  Ekström, Göran ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Seismic anisotropy; Surface waves; Tomography

Indexed keywords

LOVE WAVE; RAYLEIGH WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

EID: 33646049697     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.02895.x     Document Type: Article

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