Seismic anisotropy of the crust in Yunnan, China: Polarizations of fast shear-waves

Acta Seismologica Sinica English Edition

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 620-632

  Shi, Yu Tao ^a   Gao, Yuan ^a   Wu, Jing ^a   Luo, Yan ^a   Su, You Jin ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b EARTHQUAKE ADMINISTRATION OF YUNNAN PROVINCE   (China)

Author keywords

Active faults; GPS; Polarization of fast shear wave; Principal compressive stress; Seismic anisotropy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947520314     PISSN: 10009116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11589-006-0620-4     Document Type: Article

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