Finite difference numerical simulation of trapped waves in the Kunlun fault zone

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 760-769

  Yao, Zhi Xiang ^a   Wang, Chun Yong ^a   Pei, Zheng Lin ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Explosion; Fault zone trapped waves; Finite difference; Kunlun fault zone; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAULT ZONE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; S-WAVE; TRAPPED WAVE; WAVE VELOCITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KUNLUN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 34548100547     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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