Three-dimensional distribution of seismic anisotropy in the Hikurangi subduction zone beneath the central North Island, New Zealand

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Eberhart Phillips, Donna ^a,b   Reyners, Martin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARRIVAL TIME; AZIMUTH; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; GEOPHYSICAL ARRAY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LOWER CRUST; MANTLE STRUCTURE; OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; PARTIAL MELTING; S-WAVE; SCHIST; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC MIGRATION; SEISMIC NOISE; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; SLAB; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC WEDGE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TRENCH;

AUSTRALASIA; HIKURANGI; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; NORTHLAND;

EID: 70349126984     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB005947     Document Type: Article

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