Shear-wave splitting in the southeast of Cathaysia block, South China

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 267-275

  Gao, Yuan ^a   Wu, Jing ^a   Cai, Jin An ^a   Shi, Yu Tao ^a   Lin, Shu ^b   Bao, Ting ^b   Li, Zu Ning ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b EARTHQUAKE ADMINISTRATION OF FUJIAN PROVINCE   (China)

Author keywords

Active fault; Cathaysia block; China; Seismic anisotropy in the crust; Shear wave splitting; Stress

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SHEAR ZONE; SOFTWARE; STRESS FIELD; WAVE SPLITTING;

ASIA; CATHAYSIA BLOCK; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 63349092208     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10950-008-9126-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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