The crustal thickness and Poisson's ratio beneath the Capital Circle Region

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-66

  Wang, Jun ^a   Liu, Qi Yuan ^a   Chen, Jiu Hui ^a   Li, Shun Cheng ^a   Guo, Biao ^a   Li, Yu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Capital circle region; Crustal thickness; Poisson s ratio; Receiver function; Seismotectonics

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; FAULT; PLATE MOTION; POISSON RATIO; SEISMOTECTONICS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STRESS FIELD; TELESEISMIC WAVE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; UPPER MANTLE; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 67649256080     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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