Crustal structure of the southern Korean peninsula from seismic waves generated by large explosions in 2002 and 2004

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-113

  Kim, Ki Young ^a   Lee, Jung Mo ^b   Moon, Wooil ^c   Baag, Chang Eob ^c   Jung, Heeok ^d   Hong, Myung Ho ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Korean Peninsula; Mid crust interface; Moho discontinuity; Travel time inversion; Velocity structure

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL TIME; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DATA INVERSION; FOLD BELT; LOW VELOCITY ZONE; MOHO; SEISMIC REFRACTION; SEISMIC WAVE; SEISMOGRAPH; TRAVEL TIME; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 33847378004     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-006-0149-4     Document Type: Article

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