A continent-wide map of 1-Hz Lg coda Q variation across Eurasia and its relation to lithospheric evolution

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Mitchell, Brian J ^a   Cong, Lianli ^b   Ekström, Goran ^c  

^a Saint Louis University School of Science and Engineering   (United States)

^b YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIAN PLATE; CODA; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; HEAT SOURCE; INDIAN PLATE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; OROGENIC BELT; RAYLEIGH WAVE; SEISMICITY; UPPER MANTLE; WAVE ATTENUATION; WAVE VELOCITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SIBERIAN PLATFORM; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 45149129087     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005065     Document Type: Article

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