A preliminary study of crustal structure in Taiwan region using receiver function analysis

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 146-164

  Kim, Kwang Hee ^a   Chiu, Jer Ming ^a   Kao, Honn ^b   Liu, Qiyuan ^c   Yeh, Yih Hsiung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Broad band; Crustal structure; Moho; Receiver function

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; MOHO; SEISMIC VELOCITY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 5144229073     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02344.x     Document Type: Article

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