Chapter 7 A Scattering Waveguide in the Heterogeneous Subducting Plate

Advances in Geophysics

Volumn 50, Issue , 2008, Pages 195-217

  Furumura, Takashi ^a   Kennett, Brian L N ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

numerical simulation; scattering; Seismic intensity; subducting plate; waveguide

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; P-WAVE; PACIFIC PLATE; PHILIPPINE SEA PLATE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC WAVE; SLAB; SUBDUCTION; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE SCATTERING;

JAPAN; KYUSHU; PACIFIC OCEAN; SHIKOKU;

EID: 57749199139     PISSN: 00652687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2687(08)00007-1     Document Type: Review

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