High-resolution seismic imaging of the western Hellenic subduction zone using teleseismic scattered waves

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 775-791

  Suckale, J ^a   Rondenay, S ^a   Sachpazi, M ^b   Charalampakis, M ^b   Hosa, A ^a   Royden, L H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Body waves; Europe; Mantle processes; Seismicity and tectonics; Subduction zone processes

Indexed keywords

MANTLE DISCONTINUITY; MANTLE PROCESS; MOHO; OCEANIC CRUST; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMICITY; SEISMOTECTONICS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC WEDGE; TELESEISMIC WAVE; WAVE SCATTERING;

AEGEAN SEA; HELLENIC ARC; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 67749122096     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04170.x     Document Type: Article

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