Three-dimensional attenuation structure of the Hikurangi subduction zone in the central North Island, New Zealand

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 418-434

  Eberhart Phillips, Donna ^a,b   Reyners, Martin ^b   Chadwick, Mark ^b   Stuart, Graham ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Seismic attenuation; Seismic tomography; Subduction zone processes; Volcanic arc processes

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; ISLAND ARC; Q FACTOR; SEISMIC ATTENUATION; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; UPPER MANTLE; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 45249086893     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03816.x     Document Type: Article

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