Constraining crustal and uppermost mantle structure beneath station TBZ (Trabzon, Turkey) by receiver function and dispersion analyses

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 955-971

  Çakir, Özcan ^a   Erduran, Murat ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Eastern Pontides; Modelling; Receiver function; Surface wave; Turkey

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TELESEISMIC WAVE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

EURASIA; PONTIDES; TRABZON [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 4744365598     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02345.x     Document Type: Article

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