Crustal seismic anisotropy in Yunnan, Southwestern China

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 287-299

  Shi, Yu Tao ^a   Gao, Yuan ^a   Wu, Jing ^a   Su, You Jin ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b EARTHQUAKE ADMINISTRATION OF YUNNAN PROVINCE   (China)

Author keywords

Active faults; Polarizationof fast shear wave; Principal compressive stress; Shear wave splitting

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; POLARIZATION; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; STRESS FIELD; WAVE SPLITTING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YUNNAN;

EID: 63349102312     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10950-008-9128-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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