Pn wave velocity and anisotropy in the Yellow Sea and adjacent region

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1444-1450

  Xu, Yi ^a   Li, Zhi Wei ^a   Liu, Jin Song ^a   Hao, Tian Yao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Pn velocity; Uppermost mantle; Yellow Sea

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL TIME; BLOCK ROTATION; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; FAULT ZONE; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC WAVE; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; UPPER MANTLE; WAVE VELOCITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; PACIFIC OCEAN; YANGTZE PLATFORM; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 58149380299     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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