Pn wave velocity and anisotropy in the northeastern South China Sea and adjacent region

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1473-1479

  Xu, Yi ^a   Li, Zhi Wei ^a   Hao, Tian Yao ^a   Liu, Jian Hua ^a   Liu, Jin Song ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Lithosphere mantle; Northeastern South China Sea; Pn wave velocity

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; COLLISION ZONE; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; FAULT ZONE; MESOZOIC; PHILIPPINE SEA PLATE; RIFTING; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; WAVE VELOCITY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 38849174789     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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