Rayleigh wave phase velocity analysis of the Ross Sea, Transantarctic Mountains, and East Antarctica from a temporary seismograph array

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Lawrence, Jesse F ^a,b   Wiens, Douglas A ^a   Nyblade, Andrew A ^c   Anandakrishnan, Sridhar ^c   Shore, Patrick J ^a   Voigt, Donald ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATON; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; MANTLE STRUCTURE; PHASE VELOCITY; RAYLEIGH WAVE; RIFT ZONE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMOGRAPH;

ANTARCTICA; ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; TRANSANTARCTIC MOUNTAINS;

EID: 33750534342     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003812     Document Type: Article

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