A reappraisal of shear wave splitting parameters from Italian active volcanic areas through a semiautomatic algorithm

Journal of Seismology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 253-266

  Bianco, Francesca ^a   Zaccarelli, Lucia ^a  

^a OSSERVATORIO VESUVIANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Semiautomatic techniques; Shear wave splitting parameters; Temporal variations; Volcano seismology

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMOLOGY; SOURCE PARAMETERS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WAVE SPLITTING;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; CAMPI FLEGREI; CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; NAPOLI [CAMPANIA]; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VESUVIUS;

EID: 63349110362     PISSN: 13834649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10950-008-9125-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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