Three-dimensional crustal S wave velocity structure in Japan using microseismic data recorded by Hi-net tiltmeters

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Nishida, K ^a   Kawakatsu, Hitosi ^a   Obara, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR EARTH SCIENCE AND DISASTER PREVENTION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOVE WAVE; LOW VELOCITY ZONE; RAYLEIGH WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC NOISE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRANSVERSE ISOTROPY; VELOCITY STRUCTURE; WAVE VELOCITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KYUSHU; TOHOKU;

EID: 57649232196     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005395     Document Type: Article

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