A two-dimensional hybrid method for modeling seismic wave propagation in anisotrophic media

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Zhao, Liang ^a   Wen, Lianxing ^b   Chen, Ling ^a   Zheng, Tianyu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY WAVE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC SOURCE; SEISMOGRAM; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 61449255351     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB005733     Document Type: Article

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