Crustal images from San Juan, Argentina, obtained using high frequency local event receiver functions

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Calkins, Josh A ^a   Zandt, George ^a   Gilbert, Hersh J ^a   Beck, Susan L ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DATA RECORDING; EARTHQUAKES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

CRUST; MANTLE; TELESEISMIC RECEIVER;

SEISMOLOGY;

IMAGE RESOLUTION; MOHO; NAZCA PLATE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMOMETRY; TELESEISMIC WAVE;

ARGENTINA; SAN JUAN [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33646822515     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL025516     Document Type: Article

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