Long-period seismic source inversions using global tomographic models

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1178-1192

  Ferreira, Ana M G ^a   Woodhouse, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earthquake source inversions; Global tomography; Lateral heterogeneity; Surface waves

Indexed keywords

DIP-SLIP FAULT; EARTHQUAKE; FOCAL MECHANISM; MOMENT TENSOR; RAY TRACING; SEISMIC SOURCE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMOGRAM;

EID: 33747614807     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03003.x     Document Type: Article

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