Crustal S-wave Q estimated from ML amplitude I: Attenuation in different tectonic regions of China

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1740-1747

  Wang, Su Yun ^a   Pei, Shun Ping ^b   Xu, Zhong Huai ^a   Zhang, Guo Min ^a   Yu, Yan Xiang ^a   Pan, Hua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Crust; S wave

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; Q FACTOR; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC VELOCITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 38849104414     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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