Shallow seismic velocity structure of the Karoo Basin, South Africa

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 110, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 439-448

  Bräuer, Benjamin ^a   Ryberg, Trond ^a   Lindeque, Ansa S ^a,b,c  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

P-WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TRAVEL TIME; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

AFRICA; KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 36148954766     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssajg.110.2-3.439     Document Type: Article

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