Azimuthal seismic anisotropy constrains net rotation of the lithosphere

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Becker, T W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; TECTONICS; TEXTURES;

CONTINENTAL KEELS; MANTLE FLOW;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EARTH ROTATION; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE PROCESS; MODELING; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY;

EID: 43549122113     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL032928     Document Type: Article

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