A multistep approach for joint modeling of surface wave dispersion and teleseismic receiver functions: Implications for lithospheric structure of the Arabian Peninsula

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Tkalcic H ^a,b   Pasyanos, M E ^a   Rodgers, A J ^a   Gok R ^a   Walter, W R ^a   Al Amri, A ^c  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Multimax Inc   (United States)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THINNING; INVERSE ANALYSIS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; LOVE WAVE; MODELING; RAYLEIGH WAVE; SURFACE WAVE; TELESEISMIC WAVE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; WAVE DISPERSION; WAVE VELOCITY;

AFRICA; ARABIAN PENINSULA; ARABIAN SHIELD; ASIA; EGYPT; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA; RED SEA COAST;

VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUS;

EID: 34250170687     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB004130     Document Type: Article

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