Shear wave velocity variation across the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand, from receiver function inversion

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 291-310

  Bannister, S ^a   Bryan, C J ^b   Bibby, H M ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustal structure; Receiver functions; Taupo Volcanic Zone; Waveform inversion

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; HEAT FLOW; MAGMATISM; S-WAVE; WAVE VELOCITY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TAUPO VOLCANIC ZONE;

EID: 5144228864     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02384.x     Document Type: Article

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